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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill HB 5625 requires building contractors to use licensed radon specialists for new construction
Last action · March 5, 2026: On 3rd reading, House CalendarSponsors: Evan Worrell and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5625 requires building contractors to use a licensed or contractor when building homes with radon resistant new construction (). The measure also updates licensing rules, definitions, and inspection powers for radon testers, mitigators, and laboratories under the Bureau for Health.
Building contractors constructing new homes with passive radon systems must now hire licensed professionals, and radon laboratories and testers face updated licensing and inspection requirements by the state health director.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Building contractors
Must use a licensed radon mitigation specialist or contractor when building homes with radon resistant new construction.
Radon laboratories and testers
Subject to updated licensing, fee assessments, and record examinations by the director of the Bureau for Health.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to obtain a radon license under this bill?
Are property owners exempt from obtaining a license to test their own buildings?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 5, 2026HouseOn 3rd reading, House Calendar
- Mar 5, 2026HousePlaced on House Calendar
- Mar 5, 2026HouseOn 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
- Mar 3, 2026HousePostponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/4/2026
- Mar 3, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
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- Mar 2, 2026HousePostponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/3/20026
- Feb 27, 2026HousePostponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/2/2026
- Feb 27, 2026HouseOn 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 26, 2026HouseRead 1st time
- Feb 26, 2026HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026HouseBy substitute, do pass
- Feb 19, 2026HouseMarkup Discussion
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Health and Human Resources
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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