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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5020: To prohibit a convicted felons of sexual assault, or abuse of juveniles on public school property

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 5020 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To prohibit a convicted felons of sexual assault, or abuse of juveniles on public school property. Primary sponsor: Chuck Sheedy (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck SheedyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Bill BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Dave FogginCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
KumpCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6

“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 Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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