# West Virginia HB 5374: Prohibiting or at least limiting unsolicited phone calls pushing benefits under medicare, auto insurance, or soliciting donations for various causes or benefits

West Virginia HB 5374, Prohibiting or at least limiting unsolicited phone calls pushing benefits under medicare, auto insurance, or soliciting donations for various causes or benefits, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Eldridge (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-09 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5374-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 5374
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting or at least limiting unsolicited phone calls pushing benefits under medicare, auto insurance, or soliciting donations for various causes or benefits
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-02-09, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §46A-2-29B, House Judiciary
- 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: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: S. Chris Anders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Ferrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tristan Leavitt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Parsons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

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

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5374 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5374 intr.pdf)

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- 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 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/hb5374 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5374 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs)
- [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 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-HB5374-2026rs (as of 2026-11-05).