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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5354: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education

Enacted 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 5354 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education. Primary sponsor: Joe Statler (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Chapter 222, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe StatlerPrimary 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. Chapter 222, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
  3. To Governor 3/18/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. House Message received
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to Senate
  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 503)
  11. House received Senate message
  12. Senate requests House to concur in changed effective date

Showing 12 most recent of 39 actions. Full history

Sources

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