# West Virginia HB 2439: Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries

West Virginia HB 2439, Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher W. Toney (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (To House Courts) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2439-2025rs
- 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 2439
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-02-18, To House Courts
- Sponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §15A-4-20, House Courts
- 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: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Vance (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-18: To House Courts (House)
- 2025-02-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-17: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-17: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2439 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2439 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/hb2439 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2439 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-HB2439-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).