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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1004: Adding voter approval requirement to close or consolidate schools

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

SB 1004 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Adding voter approval requirement to close or consolidate schools. Primary sponsor: Jeffries. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): To 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JeffriesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Amy GradyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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 Education
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Education then Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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