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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5053: To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades

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 5053 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades. Primary sponsor: Chris Toney (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2026): Markup Discussion.

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
Chris ToneyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Jeff CampbellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“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. Markup Discussion
  2. To House Public Education
  3. To House Education
  4. Introduced in House
  5. To Education
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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