# West Virginia HB 4473: Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers

West Virginia HB 4473, Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Statler (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-19 (To House Legal Services) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4473-2026rs
- 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 4473
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-01-19, To House Legal Services
- Sponsor: Joe Statler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §51-1-14, House Legal Services
- 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: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-01-19: To House Legal Services (House)
- 2026-01-19: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-16: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-16: To Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-16: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-16: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4473 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4473 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4473 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4473 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4473-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).