WV HB 4422

died on adjournment

To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4422 pass?

No. WV HB 4422 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): To Education

What is WV HB 4422 about?

WV HB 4422 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4422?

Gearheart is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4422, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-16
Latest action: 2026-01-30 — To Education
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education (K12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-16
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-16
To Education
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-16
To House Education
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Markup Discussion
2026-01-22
Do pass
2026-01-23
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-23
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-01-26
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-27
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-27
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-01-27
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-01-28
Passed House (Roll No. 27)
passage
2026-01-28
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-01-28
Communicated to Senate
2026-01-30
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-30
To Education
referral-committee
2026-01-30
To Education
referral-committee

Versions

hb4422 hfat gearheart 1-28 adopted.htmCompare
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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-01-28 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Hott: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Akers: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Amos: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Anders: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Barnhart: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bell: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kump: yes
- Roop: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Browning: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Smith, B: yes
- Butler: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Linville: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Marple: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Martin: yes
- Watt: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Masters: yes
- White: yes
- Clark: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Willis: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Young: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dean: yes
- Horst: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Petitto: not voting
- Smith, D: not voting
- Vance: not voting
- Ward: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4422&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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