# West Virginia HB 5474: Gateway to the Gorge Outdoor Recreation Industry Act

West Virginia HB 5474, Gateway to the Gorge Outdoor Recreation Industry Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pritt; status failed, last action 2026-02-26 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5474-2026rs
- 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 5474
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Gateway to the Gorge Outdoor Recreation Industry Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-02-26, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §11-28-1, §11-28-2, §11-28-3, §11-28-4, §11-28-5, §11-28-6, 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: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marshall W. Clay (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tristan Leavitt (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-26: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2026-02-26: To House Finance (House)
- 2026-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-12: To Government Organization then Finance (House)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-12: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed)
- 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 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5474 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-HB5474-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).