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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4568: Clarifying abuse of process

Passed one chamber 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 4568 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifying abuse of process. Primary sponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): To 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 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah DrennanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Tristan LeavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“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 Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 120)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  12. By substitute, do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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