# West Virginia HB 5331: To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters

West Virginia HB 5331, To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sarah Drennan (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-09 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 5331
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-02-09, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §8-22A-2, §8-22A-16, §8-22A-33, §8-22A-33A, House Finance
- 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: Sarah Drennan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Ferrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David McCormick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: George Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-09: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-09: To Finance (House)
- 2026-02-09: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-09: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5331 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5331 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5331 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5331 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5331-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).