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WV HB4098

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Chuck Horst

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores jury service eligibility for individuals whose felony convictions have been expunged from their records
  • Amends §52-1-8 of the West Virginia Code regarding disqualification from jury service
  • Currently, conviction of perjury, false swearing, or any crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment disqualifies a person from jury service
  • Adds an exception allowing otherwise-qualified potential jurors to serve if their felony conviction(s) have been expunged
  • Introduced by Delegate Horst on January 14, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary

Legislative Description

To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record

Human Rights

Last Action

To Judiciary

2/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/16/2026
Judiciary2/5/2026
Courts2/4/2026
Judiciary1/14/2026

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