# West Virginia HB 5063: To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member West Virginia HB 5063, To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Cannon (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 165, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5063-2026rs - 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 5063 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 165, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: David Cannon (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: §7-18-13a - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (118 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - CVB audits and yearly reporting rules: cost, low. Any CVB that gets hotel tax money must file a report within 90 days after its fiscal year ends. The report shows income, expenses, and hotel tax received and spent, and goes to each funding county or city, the State Auditor, the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, and the state CVB associati… - County commissioner seat on CVB boards: mixed, low. A county commission may appoint one county commissioner as a voting member of its local CVB board. For a multi-county CVB, each county commission may have its own voting seat. If a commissioner member misses a properly noticed meeting, that absence does not stop the board from having a quorum. - Pause on new CVBs until 2026: mixed, low. The state pauses new convention and visitors bureaus through June 30, 2026. During this time, counties and cities cannot give net hotel tax money to any bureau created on or after the 2021 changes and before the moratorium ends. Starting June 30, 2026, new bureaus that meet all eligibility rules ca… - Stricter rules for CVB hotel tax funds: mixed, low. To get local hotel tax money, a CVB must meet clear rules. It needs a minimum yearly budget and a marketing plan aimed more than 50 miles away. It must employ a full-time director with required continuing-education hours. It must keep an office or visitor center open at least 40 hours a week with a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 501) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 262) | pass | 84 | 8 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-06-29: Chapter 165, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Became law 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: To Governor 3/25/2026 (House) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Became law without Governor's signature - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 501) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-04: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2026-03-04: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2026-03-03: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed House (Roll No. 262) (House) - 2026-03-03: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-27: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-26: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-06: To House Local Governments (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-02-03: To Government Organization (House) - 2026-02-03: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-03: To House Government Organization (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 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 - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5063 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) - [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-HB5063-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).