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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5005: Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms.

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 5005 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms. Primary sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): To House Public 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe EllingtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Joe StatlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse77
Chris ToneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“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 Public Education
  2. To House Education
  3. Introduced in House
  4. To Education then Judiciary
  5. Filed for introduction

Sources

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