# West Virginia HB 2029: To allow individual employees of out of state businesses to perform plumbing in West Virginia without an individual license as the employee is working under supervision of the licensed employer/business

West Virginia HB 2029, To allow individual employees of out of state businesses to perform plumbing in West Virginia without an individual license as the employee is working under supervision of the licensed employer/business, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Butler (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2029-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2029
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To allow individual employees of out of state businesses to perform plumbing in West Virginia without an individual license as the employee is working under supervision of the licensed employer/business
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Jim Butler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §21-14-3, House Government Organization
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2029 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2029 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2029 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2029 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2029-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).