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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4987: Relating to the creation of the Safety and Violence Education for Students 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 4987 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the creation of the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act. Primary sponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lori DittmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Bill BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Walter HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
John Paul HottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
John JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Joe ParsonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
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 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