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WV HB 4462

died on adjournment

Prohibition on cell-cultured products

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4462 pass?

No. WV HB 4462 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 (2026-02-16): To Agriculture

What is WV HB 4462 about?

WV HB 4462 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibition on cell-cultured products”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4462?

Heckert is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4462, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-02-16 — To Agriculture
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Heckertprimary
  • Stephenscosponsor
  • Chiarellicosponsor
  • Smith, B.cosponsor
  • Hillenbrandcosponsor
  • Drennancosponsor
  • Amoscosponsor
  • Claycosponsor
  • Mallowcosponsor
  • Browningcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-16

    To Government Organization

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-16

    To House Government Organization

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-16

    To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-04

    To House Government Organization

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-05

    Markup Discussion

  8. 2026-02-10

    Do pass

  9. 2026-02-11

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  10. 2026-02-11

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  11. 2026-02-12

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  12. 2026-02-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-13

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. 2026-02-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  15. 2026-02-13

    Passed House (Roll No. 86)

    passage

  16. 2026-02-13

    Communicated to Senate

  17. 2026-02-16

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  18. 2026-02-16

    To Agriculture

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-16

    To Agriculture

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-13 · pass · 64-25

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Amos: yes
    • Dillon: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Smith, B: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Canterbury: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Clay: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Ward, G: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • White: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Adkins: no
    • Flanigan: no
    • Hite: no
    • Petitto: no
    • Akers: no
    • Fluharty: no
    • Hornbuckle: no
    • Pushkin: no
    • Anders: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Horst: no
    • Shamblin: no
    • Butler: no
    • Gearheart: no
    • Kimble: no
    • Williams: no
    • Cannon, D: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Leavitt: no
    • Worrell: no
    • Cannon, J: no
    • Hansen: no
    • Lewis: no
    • Young: no
    • Dean: no
    • Green: not voting
    • Maynor: not voting
    • Smith, D: not voting
    • Zatezalo: not voting
    • Jeffries: not voting
    • McCormick: not voting
    • Vance: not voting
    • Speaker Hanshaw: not voting
    • Kump: not voting
    • Miller: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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