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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4986: Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding

Passed one chamber 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 4986 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding. Primary sponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): To 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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lori DittmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
John Paul HottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
John JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Joe ParsonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matthew RohrbachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
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 Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 292)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  11. Read 1st time
  12. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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