WESTHB4850 VIRGINIAS LEGISLATUREJUD REGULARAM SESSION3-10Kraus ENROLLED 7502 The Committee Substituteon forthe HouseJudiciary Billmoved 4850to BYDamend ELEGATESFUNKHOUSERthe ,bill NDERS,on HOT,page MALLOW,1, ROHRBACHby ,ANDRstriking IDENOURout [Passedthe Marchsection 14,heading 2026;and inserting a new section heading to read as follows:

in effect 90 days from passage (June 12, 2026)] Enr CS for HB 4850 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §44-1-1a, relating to requiring the West Virginia State Bar to provide publicly accessible educational materials on the administration of wills and estates;

requiring free public access on the State Bar’s website;

requiring conspicuous placement;

providing for accessibility to individuals with sight-impairment;

and establishing an effective date.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

BeginningAnd,On Januarypage 1, 2028,section the1a, Westline Virginia5, Stateby Barstriking shallout make available on its official website educational materials concerning the administrationword of“be”.  AdoptedRejected wills and estates, covering the duties and responsibilities of executors and administrators, including acting as a fiduciary.

The materials shall be available to the public without charge, displayed in a conspicuous and easily accessible location on the State Bar’s website, and accessible to individuals with sight- impairment.

Enr CS for HB 4850 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................

Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.

In effect 90 days from passage.

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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................

President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................

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