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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.

Passed both chambers 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 5537 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Primary sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2026): Communicated to Senate.

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
Joe EllingtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Bill BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy ShamblinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Joe StatlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse77
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chris ToneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Communicated to Senate
  2. Passed House (Roll No. 717)
  3. Amendment adopted (Roll No. 716)
  4. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  5. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 715)
  6. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  7. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 714)
  8. Motion for previous quesstion rejected (Roll No. 713)
  9. Motion to table amendment rejected (Roll No. 712)
  10. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 711)
  11. Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 710)
  12. Motion to limit debate to 5 minutes per amendment adopted (Roll No. 709)

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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