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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5583: West Virginia Seal of Civic Literacy Act.

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 5583 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: West Virginia Seal of Civic Literacy Act. Primary sponsor: Bill Bell (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill BellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy ShamblinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
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. To House Education
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Education
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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