# West Virginia HB 4169: Relating to mental health examination requirements. West Virginia HB 4169, Relating to mental health examination requirements., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ian T. Masters (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 180, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4169-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 4169 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Relating to mental health examination requirements. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 180, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: §61-7A-5 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Registry and background check updates: benefit, medium. If the court restores your gun rights, the circuit clerk sends a certified order to the State Police and the Supreme Court Administrator. Your name is promptly removed from the state mental health registry. The state promptly tells the FBI or other federal officials who run the background check sys… - Privacy and court rules for cases: benefit, low. Your petition, exam certificate, and treatment records filed with the court are confidential. Only you, your lawyer, and the prosecutor can see them unless you authorize someone else or a judge orders it. Records cannot be published without your OK. The prosecutor represents the state and gives the… - Path to restore gun rights in WV: mixed, high. If you lost gun rights only because of a past mental health finding or an involuntary commitment under §27-5-4(l), you can ask your county circuit court to restore them. The court only hears cases where the ruling or commitment happened in West Virginia, and it can grant only the exact relief you r… - Mental health exam and filing steps: mixed, low. When you file, you must list every place you got mental health treatment, with addresses, and sign a release so the prosecutor can get your records. You must attach a verified mental health exam done within 30 days before you file. A physician or psychologist can do the exam. A counselor, clinical… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 455) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 23) | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-06-29: Chapter 180, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-11: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed Senate (Roll No. 455) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-10: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-30: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-30: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-01-28: Passed House (Roll No. 23) (House) - 2026-01-28: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-01-27: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-01-27: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-26: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-23: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-23: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-01-22: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-01-20: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-19: To House Legal Services (House) - 2026-01-19: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-19: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-14: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-14: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) - HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed) - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4169 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs) - [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs) - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4169-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).