# West Virginia HB 2876: Increase the number of Natural Resources Commission members

West Virginia HB 2876, Increase the number of Natural Resources Commission members, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chuck Horst (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-26 (On 3rd reading, Special Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2876-2025rs
- 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 2876
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Increase the number of Natural Resources Commission members
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-03-26, On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: §20-1-16
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (24 yes, 69 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roy Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: DeVault
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | House | House rejected (Roll No. 192) | fail | 24 | 69 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-26: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-03-26: House rejected (Roll No. 192) (House)
- 2025-03-25: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-25: Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-24: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-24: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-21: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-21: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-03-20: Do pass (House)
- 2025-03-18: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-24: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-24: To Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 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
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2876 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-HB2876-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).