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WV HB 5006

died on adjournment

Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WV HB 5006 pass?

No. WV HB 5006 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 (2026-01-30): To House Judiciary

What is WV HB 5006 about?

WV HB 5006 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5006?

Funkhouser is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5006, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-01-30 — To House Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Funkhouserprimary
  • Ridenourcosponsor
  • Linvillecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-30

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-30

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-30

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-30

    Filed for introduction

    filing

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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=5006&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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