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IntroducedHB4473 · 2026 Regular Session · Updated January 19, 2026

Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers

Filed by Joseph Statler(R · District HD-077)Official link pending verification · co-sponsored by 4 legislators

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The purpose of this bill is to enumerate the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals capacity to create rules regarding the scope of practice in the state of West Virginia while creating a task force to encourage the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to create rules allowing nonlawyers the ability to practice law under a limited license.

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Co-sponsor · House
Joe Ellington(R · District HD-038)Official link pending verification
Primary sponsor · House
Joseph Statler(R · District HD-077)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Roger Hanshaw(R · District HD-062)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Christopher Toney(R · District HD-043)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
James Akers(R · District HD-055)Official link pending verification
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Legal Services

Last action: Markup Discussion (January 19, 2026)

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  1. Filed for introduction
    January 16, 2026 · House
  2. To Judiciary
    January 16, 2026 · House
  3. Introduced in House
    January 16, 2026 · House
  4. To House Judiciary
    January 16, 2026 · House
  5. To House Legal Services
    January 19, 2026 · House
  6. Markup Discussion
    January 19, 2026 · House
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