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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4680: Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship

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 4680 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship. Primary sponsor: Chris Anders (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): To House 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
Chris AndersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Corby DillonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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