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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 591: Prohibiting teaching of divisive acts and critical race theory in public 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 591 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting teaching of divisive acts and critical race theory in public schools. Primary sponsor: Mike Azinger (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 23, 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike AzingerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Patricia RuckerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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