West Virginia HR 1: Relating to recognition and decorum; amending rule 82, discharging a bill; amending House Rule 83, relating to committee meetings

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 HOUSE RESOLUTION Number

(By Delegate Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker))

[Introduced January 14, 2026; ]

Amending House Rule 32, relating to recognition and decorum; amending House Rule 82, discharging a bill; amending House Rule 83, relating to committee meetings; amending House Rule 91a, relating to introduction time limits; amending House Rule 95a, relating to fiscal notes; amending House Rule 122, relating to agreeing to Senate amendment; amending House Rule 125, relating to amendments to Senate Bills; amending House Rule 130, relating to printing official copies.

Resolved by the House of Delegates:

That the Rules of the House of Delegates for the 87th Legislature are amended and shall govern the proceedings of the Regular Session of the Legislature and any Extraordinary Sessions thereof insofar as applicable, subject to amendment as provided by Rule 133, to read as follows:

Recognition and Decorum

32. When a member is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House, he or she shall rise in his or her place and upon being recognized, respectfully address the presiding officer as "MR. SPEAKER" or "MADAM SPEAKER", as may be appropriate, and proceed, confining himself or herself to the question under debate, avoiding all personalities and indecorous or disrespectful language. 

When a member arises and addresses the Chair, the Speaker may recognize him or her by name; but no member in debate shall designate another by name.

Signs, banners, placards, and other similar demonstrative devices are not permitted in the House Chamber while in session.

Discharging Standing Committee or Standing Subcommittee from Consideration of Bill

82. (Floor) When a bill or resolution has been in the hands of a committee five legislative days after having been referred to it, the standing committee may be discharged from further consideration of the bill or resolution by a majority vote of all the members present, and a subcommittee may be discharged from further consideration of the bill or resolution by two-thirds vote of all the members present. The Chair of a committee may move that his or her committee be discharged from consideration of the matter at any time after commitment. A motion to discharge may be tabled.

(Standing Committee) When a bill or resolution has been in the hands of a standing subcommittee five legislative days after having been referred to it, the standing subcommittee may be discharged from further consideration of the bill or resolution by a majority vote of all the standing committee members present. The Chair of the standing committee or standing subcommittee may move that the standing subcommittee be discharged from consideration of the matter at any time after commitment. A motion to discharge may be tabled.

Committee Meetings

83. A standing committee and standing subcommittee shall meet only within the dates, time, and locations designated or authorized by the Speaker. Meetings of a committee shall be upon a call of the Chair, but not no committee shall be upon a call of the Chair, but not no committee shall sit during a session of the House without leave of the House. The chair of a committee shall determine the agenda for a committee meeting.

A committee shall administer oaths to any person, except current members or employees of the West Virginia Legislature, appearing before the committee at any meeting or during the deliberations of any committee. If any witness to whom an oath has been administered shall refuse to answer a question put to such witness by any member of the committee, the committee may report such refusal to the House and upon motion duly made by any member of the House, the House may cause to be issued a subpoena to compel such witness to appear before