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WV HB5094

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Pushkin

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person from owning or operating a private prison facility in West Virginia effective July 1, 2026
  • Amends existing law that currently allows private prison operation with written approval from the secretary
  • Maintains existing requirements that private facilities cannot house maximum-security inmates sentenced by foreign courts
  • Preserves the right of the state and political subdivisions to operate their own correctional facilities
  • Introduced by Delegates Pushkin, Lewis, and Garcia; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Legislative Description

Prohibiting the private ownership or operation of a prison

Public Safety

Last Action

To House Judiciary

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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