Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate, the official text

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

         2026 REGULAR SESSION

                   ENROLLED

            Committee Substitute
                         for

           House Bill 4850

      BY DELEGATES FUNKHOUSER, ANDERS, HOTT, MALLOW,
                        ROHRBACH, AND RIDENOUR

         [Passed March 14, 2026; in effect 90 days from
                        passage (June 12, 2026)]
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1 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,

2  designated §44-1-1a, relating to requiring the West Virginia State Bar to provide publicly

3  accessible educational materials on the administration of wills and estates; requiring free

4  public access on the State Bar’s website; requiring conspicuous placement; providing for

5  accessibility to individuals with sight-impairment; and establishing an effective date.

   Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

   ARTICLE 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

   §44-1-1a. Online educational training for executors.

1  Beginning January 1, 2028, the West Virginia State Bar shall make available on its official

2 website educational materials concerning the administration of wills and estates, covering the

3 duties and responsibilities of executors and administrators, including acting as a fiduciary. The

4 materials shall be available to the public without charge, displayed in a conspicuous and easily

5 accessible location on the State Bar’s website, and accessible to individuals with sight-

6 impairment.

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               The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby

         certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
         ...............................................................

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

         Originated in the House of Delegates.
         In effect 90 days from passage.

                                       ...............................................................
                                          Speaker of the House of Delegates
                                                           ...............................................................
                                                                     President of the Senate
                                                        __________

              The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
         Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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                                                                                         Governor

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