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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4794: Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school

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 4794 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 23, 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan PinsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Tristan LeavittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53

“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