West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 9 R cosponsors

HB 5196 — To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination

Last action — To House Education

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 25, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House of Delegates.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To House Education

  2. Introduced in House

  3. To Education

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5196?
HB 5196 is sponsored by Longanacre, Kirby, Henry Dillon (Republican), Scot C. Heckert (Republican), Michael Hite (Republican), Jordan Bridges (Republican), Mark Dean (Republican), Eric Brooks (Republican), Adam Vance (Republican), Carl Martin (Republican), and Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5196?
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 25, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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