# West Virginia HB 4238: Relating to authorizing the Division of Financial Institutions to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the installation, operation, and sharing of customer bank communication terminals and the utilization of nonexclusive access interchange system.

West Virginia HB 4238, Relating to authorizing the Division of Financial Institutions to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the installation, operation, and sharing of customer bank communication terminals and the utilization of nonexclusive access interchange system., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Doug Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-14 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4238-2026rs
- 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 4238
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to authorizing the Division of Financial Institutions to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the installation, operation, and sharing of customer bank communication terminals and the utilization of nonexclusive access interchange system.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-01-14, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §64-7-1, House Finance
- 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: Doug Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-14: To Finance (House)
- 2026-01-14: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-14: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4238 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4238 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4238 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4238 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4238-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).