# West Virginia HB 4433: Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking

West Virginia HB 4433, Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Ridenour (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4433
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
- Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §61-14-1, §61-14-2, §61-14-3, §61-14-4, §61-14-5, §61-14-6, §61-14-7, §61-14-8, §61-14-10
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (152 yes, 41 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Age and ID rules for cases: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, an “adult” is anyone age 18 or older. An “identification document” includes passports, driver’s licenses, immigration or travel papers, and other government IDs, including foreign IDs. These definitions apply in trafficking and smuggling cases, including document‑taking offe…
- Human smuggling rules and family exceptions: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, the law defines human smuggling as knowingly moving, hiding, or receiving an illegal alien to avoid law enforcement. It defines “illegal alien” as someone in the U.S. without authorization, including those who overstay or break admission terms. Family members can give volunt…
- What counts as trafficking and exploitation: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, the law defines human trafficking as recruiting, moving, or keeping a person for debt bondage, forced labor, or sexual servitude. It explains what counts as forced labor and debt bondage. It says commercial sexual activity means sex exchanged for anything of value. It define…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 364) | pass | 32 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 215) | pass | 87 | 8 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 109) | pass | 30 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Garcia amends to com. amendment rejected (Roll No. 108) | fail | 3 | 29 |   |

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 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 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)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 sub1 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4433 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4433-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).