# West Virginia HB 4366: Relating to military interpersonal violence

West Virginia HB 4366, Relating to military interpersonal violence, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Doug Smith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 228, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4366
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to military interpersonal violence
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 228, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
- Sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §48-27-209, §48-27-403, §48-28-4, §53-8-1, §53-8-5
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Quicker protective orders with gun bans: benefit, medium. You can ask a magistrate for an emergency protective order. The court can act right away if there is clear and convincing evidence of immediate danger. An active military protective order issued because you reported abuse counts as strong evidence. Any emergency order must bar the respondent from h…
- Stronger temporary personal safety orders: benefit, medium. After a hearing, if a magistrate finds reasonable cause, the court must issue a temporary personal safety order. The order can ban contact, keep the respondent away from your home, work, or school, and stop interference with you or minors in your home. The court may order the respondent to pay fili…
- West Virginia enforces out-of-state orders: benefit, medium. West Virginia police enforce valid protection orders from other states or countries as if they were state orders. Showing an order that names the people and looks current is enough for police to act, and you do not have to register it in West Virginia. If the respondent was never told about the ord…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith Marple (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory A. Watt (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 630) | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 459) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 36) | pass | 97 | 0 |   |

## Actions (43)

- 2026-06-29: Chapter 228, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-14: House received Senate message (House)
- 2026-03-14: House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 630) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-14: Completed legislative action (House)
- 2026-03-14: House Message received (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal (House)
- 2026-03-11: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 459) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Senate requests House to concur (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported do pass, as amended by Military (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: To Military then Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: To Military (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-02: Passed House (Roll No. 36) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-01-30: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-01-28: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2026-01-23: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-22: To House Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-21: To House Homeland Security (House)
- 2026-01-21: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-15: To Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-15: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 sub1 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4366 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4366-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).