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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4511: To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement.

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 4511 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. Primary sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 19, 2026): To House Health and Human Resources.

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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
David GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RoopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6

“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 Health and Human Resources
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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