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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4943: Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag

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 4943 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag. Primary sponsor: Pritt. It lists 3 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
PrittPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Trenton BarnhartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“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
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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