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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5669: Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances

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 5669 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances. Primary sponsor: Shawn Fluharty (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): On 2nd reading, House Calendar.

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): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shawn FluhartyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Sean HornbuckleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25

“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. On 2nd reading, House Calendar
  2. Placed on House Calendar
  3. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  4. Constitutional Rule Suspension Rejected (Roll No. 344)
  5. Read 1st time
  6. Dispensed with Constitutional Rule Rejected (Roll No. 277)
  7. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  8. 2nd reference dispensed
  9. By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
  10. To House Education
  11. Introduced in House
  12. To Education then Judiciary

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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