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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5400: Relating generally to punishment for child neglect resulting in death.

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 5400 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating generally to punishment for child neglect resulting in death. Primary sponsor: Ian Masters (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): To House Judiciary.

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 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ian MastersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Gary HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
John JordanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Phil MallowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Joe ParsonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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