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WV HB 4604

died on adjournment

Relating to abuse and neglect cases

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4604 pass?

No. WV HB 4604 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 (2026-02-23): To House Finance

What is WV HB 4604 about?

WV HB 4604 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to abuse and neglect cases”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4604?

Burkhammer is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4604, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-20
Latest action
2026-02-23 — To House Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Burkhammerprimary
  • Pinsoncosponsor
  • Millercosponsor
  • Kimblecosponsor
  • Ridenourcosponsor
  • Flanigancosponsor
  • Chiarellicosponsor
  • Mazzocchicosponsor
  • Heckertcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-20

    To Judiciary then Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-20

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-17

    To House Courts

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-17

    Markup Discussion

  7. 2026-02-18

    To House Courts

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-19

    Markup Discussion

  9. 2026-02-23

    By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-23

    To House Finance

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4604&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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