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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4939: To provide $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified

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 4939 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To provide $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified. Primary sponsor: Pritt. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 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
PrittPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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