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WV HB 4871

died on adjournment

Make available vegetarian meal option for students enrolled in schools, provided that such meals comply with all applicable federal nutritional guidelines

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4871 pass?

No. WV HB 4871 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 (2026-02-17): To House Education

What is WV HB 4871 about?

WV HB 4871 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Make available vegetarian meal option for students enrolled in schools, provided that such meals comply with all applicable federal nutritional guidelines”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4871?

Howell, G. is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4871, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-02-17 — To House Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Howell, G.primary
  • Garciacosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Ellingtoncosponsor
  • Statlercosponsor
  • Dittmancosponsor
  • Stephenscosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Foggincosponsor
  • Prittcosponsor
  • Toneycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-28

    To Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-28

    To House Education

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-30

    To House Public Education

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-03

    Markup Discussion

  7. 2026-02-17

    To House Education

    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=4871&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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

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