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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4593: Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity

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 4593 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity. Primary sponsor: Mike Hornby (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): To House Education.

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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike HornbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Bill AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Ryan BrowningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Wayne ClarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“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 Education
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Education
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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