WV HB 4970
died on adjournmentTo require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WV HB 4970 pass?
No. WV HB 4970 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 Education
What is WV HB 4970 about?
WV HB 4970 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing”.
Who sponsors WV HB 4970?
Vance is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4970, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-01-29 — To House Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Vanceprimary
- Kumpcosponsor
- Brookscosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-01-29
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-29
To Education then Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-29
To House Education
referral-committee
Versions
- Introduced VersionCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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