# West Virginia HB 5055: Changing the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchase

West Virginia HB 5055, Changing the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchase, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher W. Toney (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (To House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5055-2026rs
- 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 5055
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Changing the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchase
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-02-06, To House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
- Sponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §20-2-35, House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
- 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: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-06: To House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-02: To Government Organization (House)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-02: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5055 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5055 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (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/hb5055 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5055 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [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-HB5055-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).