West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

HB 4990 — Relating to crimes using gift cards

Last action — Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.

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High chance

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses crimes involving the use of gift cards.

This legislation focuses on crimes that utilize gift cards as a means of committing illegal activities. It aims to establish specific provisions related to the misuse of gift cards in criminal acts.

Summary

Relating to crimes using gift cards

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 4990 replaces the bill's title and expands the definitions and penalties related to crimes involving gift cards. It introduces several new misdemeanor and felony offenses for fraudulently acquiring, tampering with, or using gift cards without permission, particularly if the amount involved exceeds $1,000 over six months. This change is significant because it aims to better protect consumers from fraud and increase accountability for those who commit such offenses. The clearer definitions and established penalties could help law enforcement effectively tackle gift card fraud.

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HB4990 S JUD AMT #1 3-5Curia  7824The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
HB4990 HFAT Akers 2-18Morgan 3345 Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:H.
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4990 -- A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §61-4A-1 and §61-4A-2, relating to providing definitions;
for House Bill 4990—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §61-4A-1, §61-4A-2, §61-4A-3, and §61-4A-4, all relating to criminal offenses involving gift cards;
creating a new misdemeanor crime of when any person acts with the intent to defraud any other person or entity and acquires or retains possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information without the consent of the cardholder, card issuer, or gift card seller and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime;
defining terms;
creating a new felony  crime of when any person acts with the intent to defraud any other person or entity and acquires or retains possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information without the consent of the cardholder, card issuer, or gift card seller and the value exceeds $1,000 in any consecutive six month period and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime;
creating new misdemeanor and felony crimes relating to gift cards;
 creating a new misdemeanor crime of when any person acts with intent to defraud any other person or entity, or alter or tamper with a gift card or its packaging and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime;
and establishing criminal penalties and fines for newly created crimes. AdoptedRejected
creating a new felony crime of when any person acts with intent to defraud any other person or entity, or alter or tamper with a gift card or its packaging and the value exceeds $1,000 in any consecutive six month period and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime;
creating a new misdemeanor crime of when any person acts with intent to defraud any other person or entity and devises a scheme to obtain a gift card or gift card or redemption information from a card holder, card issuer, or gift card seller by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime;
and creating a new felony  crime of when any person acts with intent to defraud any other person or entity and devises a scheme to obtain a gift card or gift card or redemption information from a card holder, card issuer, or gift card seller by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises and the value exceeds $1,000 in any consecutive six month period and creating criminal penalties and fines for this newly created crime.”;    AdoptedRejected 
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Judiciary

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Judiciary

  5. To House Legal Services

  6. Markup Discussion

  7. To House Judiciary

  8. Markup Discussion

  9. By substitute, do pass

  10. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  11. Read 1st time

  12. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  13. Read 2nd time

  14. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. Passed House (Roll No. 131)

  17. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Communicated to Senate

  19. Introduced in Senate

  20. To Judiciary

  21. To Judiciary

  22. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  23. Immediate consideration

  24. Read 1st time

  25. On 2nd reading

  26. Read 2nd time

  27. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  28. On 3rd reading

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 408)

  31. Senate requests House to concur

  32. House received Senate message

  33. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 680)

  34. Communicated to Senate

  35. Completed legislative action

  36. House Message received

  37. To Governor 3/25/2026

  38. To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal

  39. Approved by Governor 3/27/2026

  40. Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal

  41. Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal

  42. Chapter 105, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 85003
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 96003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Flanigan — Yea
Linville — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Bell Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Not Voting
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Gregory A. Watt Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Jordan Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Not Voting
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Not Voting
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Roll Call

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4000
Republican 29000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 84004
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 2001
Total 95005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Flanigan — Yea
Linville — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Not Voting
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Bell Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Not Voting
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Not Voting
George Street Republican Yea
Gregory A. Watt Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Jordan Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Not Voting
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4990 do?
Relating to crimes using gift cards
Who sponsors HB 4990?
HB 4990 is sponsored by Eric Brooks (Republican), Carl Martin (Republican), Adam Vance (Republican), Jonathan Kyle (Republican), Carl "Bill" Roop (Republican), Phil Mallow (Republican), Keith Marple (Republican), Michael Hornby (Republican), Vacant1 (Republican), Dana Ferrell (Republican), and Bryan Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4990?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
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