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WV HB 4966

died on adjournment

Increase the penalty for adults who buy vapes and cartiges for underage children

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4966 pass?

No. WV HB 4966 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 (2026-01-29): To House Judiciary

What is WV HB 4966 about?

WV HB 4966 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Increase the penalty for adults who buy vapes and cartiges for underage children”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4966?

Vance is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4966, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-01-29 — To House Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Vanceprimary
  • Brookscosponsor
  • Martincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-29

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-29

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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