West Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB 4656
Relating to chronic absenteeism
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Ellington (Republican)
Cosponsors (9)
- Statler (Republican)
- Toney (Republican)
- Akers (Republican)
- Willis
- Hornby (Republican)
- Crouse (Republican)
- Pritt
- Mallow (Republican)
- Dittman (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 11, 2026): On 2nd reading, rereferred to Education
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 House | PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in West Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
On 2nd reading, rereferred to Education - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Read 1st time - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Immediate consideration - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Education then Finance - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
To Education - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
To Education then Finance - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in Senate - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Communicated to Senate - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Passed House (Roll No. 171) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read 3rd time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Read 2nd time - Feb 23, 2026 · House
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read 1st time - Feb 20, 2026 · House
On 1st reading, Special Calendar - Feb 19, 2026 · House
By substitute, do pass - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Markup Discussion - Jan 28, 2026 · House
To House Judiciary - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Do pass, but first to Judiciary - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Markup Discussion - Jan 21, 2026 · House
To House Education - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced in House - Jan 21, 2026 · House
To Education then Judiciary - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction