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HB4519 • 2026
Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties
Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-01-19
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To House Judiciary
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2026-01-19
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-19
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To Judiciary
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2026-01-19
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties
Current Bill Text
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HB 4519 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4519 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4519 By Delegates Brooks, Pritt, Martin, and Green [Introduced January 19, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary] A BILL to amend and reenact §62-1C-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; relating to requiring cash bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses and providing for consecutive sentencing for crimes committed while on bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 1C. BAIL. §62-1C-1. Right to bail; exceptions; review. (a) A person arrested for an offense not punishable by life imprisonment shall be admitted to bail by the court or magistrate. A person arrested for an offense punishable by life imprisonment may, in the discretion of the court that will have jurisdiction to try the offense, be admitted to bail. (b) Bail may be allowed pending appeal from a conviction, except that bail shall not be granted where the offense is punishable by life imprisonment or where the court has determined from the evidence at the trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere that the offense was committed or attempted to be committed with the use, presentment or brandishing of a firearm or other deadly weapon, or by the use of violence to a person: Provided, That the denial of bail under one of these exceptions may be reviewed by summary petition to the Supreme Court of Appeals or any justice thereof, and the petition for bail may be granted where there is a likelihood that the defendant will prevail upon the appeal. The court or judge allowing bail pending appeal may at any time revoke the order admitting the defendant to bail. (c) The amount of bail or the discretionary denial of bail at any stage of the proceedings may be reviewed by summary petition first to the lower appellate court, if any, and thereafter by summary petition to the Supreme Court of Appeals or any judge thereof. (d) For a person on bail for a violent or gun-related crime, who is rearrested for another violent or gun-related crime, a full cash bail is required and may be provided by a professional bail bondsman. (e) For a second arrest for a violent or gun-related crime while on bail, a full cash bail is required and may only be paid by the defendant. If the person is found guilty of these crimes, the sentence for each crime shall run consecutively. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require cash bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses and to provide for consecutive sentencing for crimes committed while on bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: