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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4796: Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes.

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 4796 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 23, 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan PinsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Adam BurkhammerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
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 Health and Human Resources
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Health and Human Resources then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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