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WV HB4139

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carl Martin

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends West Virginia Code §17-5-1 to remove the restriction limiting state convict road force eligibility to male inmates only
  • Allows all persons convicted of felonies and sentenced to correctional facilities to be eligible for road crew work, regardless of sex
  • Prohibits mixed-sex road crews, requiring that any assembled road crew be composed of either all male or all female inmates
  • Updates terminology from "penitentiary" to "correctional facility" in the existing statute
  • Introduced January 14, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary

Legislative Description

Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews.

Corrections

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/14/2026

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