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IntroducedHB4586 · 2026 Regular Session · Updated January 20, 2026

Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles

Filed by Bill Ridenour(R · District HD-100)Official link pending verification · co-sponsored by 10 legislators

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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit governmental entities and spending units of the state of West Virginia from procuring electric vehicles and prohibiting government contracts procuring electric vehicles that may have been made in whole or in part through forced labor; set remedies and penalties for manufacturers; and provide an effective date.

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Co-sponsor · House
Jim Butler(R · District HD-018)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Roland Jennings(R · District HD-084)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Carl Martin(R · District HD-065)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Chris Phillips(R · District HD-068)Official link pending verification
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Laura Kimble(R · District HD-071)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Margitta Mazzocchi(R · District HD-031)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Rick Hillenbrand(R · District HD-088)Official link pending verification
Primary sponsor · House
Bill Ridenour(R · District HD-100)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Carl Roop(R · District HD-044)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Joe Funkhouser(R · District HD-098)Official link pending verification
Co-sponsor · House
Ian Masters(R · District HD-091)Official link pending verification
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Last action: To House Government Adminstration (January 20, 2026)

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  1. Filed for introduction
    January 20, 2026 · House
  2. To Government Organization then Judiciary
    January 20, 2026 · House
  3. Introduced in House
    January 20, 2026 · House
  4. To House Government Organization
    January 20, 2026 · House
  5. To House Government Adminstration
    January 20, 2026 · House
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