Relating to requiring contact information for the chair of a political committee
HB 5223 requires West Virginia political committees (those supporting candidates for state, county, or district offices) to include the full contact details - name, address, phone number, and email - of the committee chair in their initial organizational filings. This applies to all committees filing under existing election code sections, including those for state offices, county-level races, and legislative districts. The bill also adds a required acknowledgment that committees will comply with all campaign finance reporting rules. These changes update filing requirements to improve public access to committee leadership information.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 5, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Funkhouser
RRepublican
Co
J.B. Akers
RRepublican
Co
Scot Heckert
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 5223
Scope: WV
Hi! I can help you understand HB 5223. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline