# West Virginia HB 5064: Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple years

West Virginia HB 5064, Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple years, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Green (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (To House Local Governments) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5064-2026rs
- 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 5064
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple years
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-02-06, To House Local Governments
- Sponsor: David Green (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: §6-9D-2, §6-9D-9, §6-9D-11, §6-9D-12A, §6-9D-12B, §8-35-4, §8-35-7, House Local Government
- 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: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marty Gearheart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linville
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 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

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5064 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5064 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/hb5064 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5064 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-HB5064-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).