# West Virginia HB 4755: Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses West Virginia HB 4755, Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Ridenour (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-08-13 (Chapter 104, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4755-2026rs - 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 4755 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-08-13, Chapter 104, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: §61-11-18 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tougher repeat-offender penalties, vehicular homicide included: cost, high. The law strengthens West Virginia’s enhanced sentencing for qualifying crimes. If a person convicted of a qualifying offense has a prior U.S. conviction punishable by imprisonment, courts add five years to a fixed-term sentence or double the minimum on an indeterminate sentence. A person convicted… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kump - Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Carl Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ward ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 688) | pass | 85 | 8 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 488) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 59) | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-08-13: Chapter 104, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: To Governor 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-14: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-14: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 688) (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 3/25/2026 - 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) - 2026-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 488) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reported do pass, with title amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-10: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-10: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-09: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-09: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-09: Passed House (Roll No. 59) (House) - 2026-02-09: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-02-09: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-06: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-05: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-05: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-04: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-02: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-30: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-29: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-28: To House Courts (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-22: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-22: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-22: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 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 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4755 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 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) - [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-HB4755-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).