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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 451: Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin

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 451 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin. Primary sponsor: Laura Chapman (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2026): To 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

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

Sources

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