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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4531: Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters

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 4531 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters. Primary sponsor: Gary Howell (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): To House Government Organization.

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): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Bill BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
JeffriesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike PushkinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“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 Government Organization
  2. To House Government Adminstration
  3. To House Government Organization
  4. Introduced in House
  5. To Government Organization then Finance
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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