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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4440: Permitting law enforcement to issue a citation when students are caught with nicotine in schools.

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 4440 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitting law enforcement to issue a citation when students are caught with nicotine in schools. Primary sponsor: Joe Statler (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Markup Discussion.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe StatlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse77

“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. Markup Discussion
  2. To House Education
  3. Introduced in House
  4. To Education then Judiciary
  5. Filed for introduction

Sources

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