# West Virginia HB 3291: Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien

West Virginia HB 3291, Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Ridenour (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-10 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3291-2025rs
- 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 3291
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-03-10, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §21-1B-5, House Judiciary
- 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: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Carl Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steele
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-10: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-10: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-10: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3291 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3291 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/hb3291 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3291 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-HB3291-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).