Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4855: To the elimination of the West Virginia Department of Education and providing direct funding for education

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 4855 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To the elimination of the West Virginia Department of Education and providing direct funding for education. Primary sponsor: Corby Dillon (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 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
Corby DillonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Tresa HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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