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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4672: Relating to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants

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 4672 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants. Primary sponsor: Chris Anders (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris AndersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Corby DillonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Dana FerrellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
KumpCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96

“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
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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