Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4656
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating to chronic absenteeism
Subject: Education (K12)
Description: The purpose of this bill is to remove truancy as a status offense, shift the absenteeism focus from punitive to preventative, and clarify the statutory provisions and procedures for chronic absenteeism.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Education
Last Action Date: January 21, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
10 sponsors: Joe Ellington (R); Joseph Statler (R); Christopher Toney (R); James Akers (R);Jimmy Willis (R); Michael Hornby (R); Kathie Crouse (R); Elliott Pritt (R); Phil Mallow (R); Lori Dittman (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 10% (10 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | To Education then Judiciary |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | To House Education |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
