---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to persons convicted of a crime"
description: "Relating to persons convicted of a crime"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4138"
citation: "West Virginia HB 4138 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akers"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30be3198-eaae-4905-8edb-71554e7dd4cc"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4138&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "7ddc883ae2f8c6c911aac842a850def1cdb8178e0ef646c6ca21f3f89cfb3405"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 4138 (2026) — Relating to persons convicted of a crime

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4138%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4138)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4138%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4138)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4138%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4138)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4138%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4138)
5. **hb4138 hfa mcgeehan 3-12 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb4138%20hfa%20mcgeehan%203-12%20_1%20adopted.htm)
6. **hb4138 hfat akers 1-30 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb4138%20hfat%20akers%201-30%20adopted.htm)
7. **hb4138 hfat mcgeehan 3-14 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb4138%20hfat%20mcgeehan%203-14%20adopted.htm)
8. **hb4138 s jud am _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb4138%20s%20jud%20am%20_1%20adopted.htm)
9. **hb4138 s jud amt adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb4138%20s%20jud%20amt%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akers — primary (person)
- Pinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** To House Legal Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Markup Discussion
- **2026-01-22** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Markup Discussion
- **2026-01-28** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-01-29** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-01-29** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-01-30** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-01-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-02** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-02** Passed House (Roll No. 35) `passage`
- **2026-02-02** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-02-02** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-02-03** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-09** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-10** On 3rd reading
- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 394) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Senate requests House to concur
- **2026-03-14** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-14** House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 597)
- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 598)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 687)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to House
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** Effective ninety days from passage
- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30be3198-eaae-4905-8edb-71554e7dd4cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).