WV HB 5669

died on adjournment

Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WV HB 5669 pass?

No. WV HB 5669 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 (2026-03-05): On 2nd reading, House Calendar

What is WV HB 5669 about?

WV HB 5669 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5669?

Fluharty is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5669, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2026-02-17
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — On 2nd reading, House Calendar
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education (K12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
2026-03-05
Placed on House Calendar
2026-03-05
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-04
Constitutional Rule Suspension Rejected (Roll No. 344)
2026-03-04
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-04
Dispensed with Constitutional Rule Rejected (Roll No. 277)
2026-03-04
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-03
2nd reference dispensed
2026-03-03
By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-17
To House Education
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-17
To Education then Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Filed for introduction
filing

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare

Documents

Votes

SUSPEND RULE
2026-03-04 · fail · 52-40
Member-level votes (99)
- Akers: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Amos: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Roop: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Bell: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Browning: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Toney: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Moore: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dean: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Willis: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Young: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Hott: yes
- Riley: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Adkins: no
- Criss: no
- Howell, T: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Anders: no
- Crouse: no
- Jeffries: no
- McCormick: no
- Bridges: no
- Dillon: no
- Kelly: no
- McGeehan: no
- Brooks: no
- Ellington: no
- Kimble: no
- Miller: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Leavitt: no
- Phillips: no
- Butler: no
- Green: no
- Linville: no
- Ridenour: no
- Canterbury: no
- Heckert: no
- Mallow: no
- Sheedy: no
- Clark: no
- Hillenbrand: no
- Marple: no
- Ward, B: no
- Clay: no
- Hite: no
- Martin: no
- White: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Horst: no
- Masters: no
- Worrell: no
- Cannon, D: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Street: not voting
- Watt: not voting
- Drennan: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Vance: not voting
SUSPEND CONSTITUTIONAL RULE
2026-03-04 · fail · 50-41
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Akers: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Roop: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Bell: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Moore: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Dean: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Willis: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Young: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Riley: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Amos: no
- Crouse: no
- Howell, T: no
- McGeehan: no
- Anders: no
- Dillon: no
- Kelly: no
- Miller: no
- Brooks: no
- Ellington: no
- Kimble: no
- Phillips: no
- Browning: no
- Gearheart: no
- Leavitt: no
- Ridenour: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Green: no
- Linville: no
- Sheedy: no
- Butler: no
- Heckert: no
- Mallow: no
- Street: no
- Cannon, D: no
- Hillenbrand: no
- Marple: no
- Ward, B: no
- Clark: no
- Hite: no
- Martin: no
- White: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Horst: no
- Masters: no
- Worrell: no
- Cooper: no
- Hott: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Zatezalo: no
- Criss: no
- Clay: not voting
- Hornbuckle: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Vance: not voting
- Drennan: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Watt: not voting

Related bills

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https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5669&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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