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WV HB 5643

died on adjournment

Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5643 pass?

No. WV HB 5643 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 5643 about?

WV HB 5643 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5643?

Funkhouser is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5643, joined by 7 cosponsors.

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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Funkhouserprimary
  • Whitecosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Phillipscosponsor
  • Howell, T.cosponsor
  • Martincosponsor
  • Ridenourcosponsor
  • Butlercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-17

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-17

    To Education then Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-17

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-17

    To House Education

    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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