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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4436: To require children interviewed by Child Protective Services have their interviews conducted at a child advocacy center

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4436 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To require children interviewed by Child Protective Services have their interviews conducted at a child advocacy center. Primary sponsor: Bill Bell (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2026): To House Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill BellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
David GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To House Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source