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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4725: Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment.

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 4725 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. Primary sponsor: J.B. Akers (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. AkersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Dana FerrellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 82)
  7. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  8. Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
  9. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  10. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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