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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4863: The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act

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 4863 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act. Primary sponsor: Jim Butler (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): To House 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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim ButlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Jonathan PinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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