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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4847: Local Shares teacher and school personnel pay

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 4847 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Shares teacher and school personnel pay. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chris AndersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
LinvilleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“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 then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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