West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 R cosponsors

HCR 56 — Disband the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other politicized intelligence and law enforcement agencies

Last action — To House Judiciary

  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 30, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To House Judiciary

  2. Introduced in House

  3. To Judiciary then Rules

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (135)

135 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

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HCR 56?
HCR 56 is sponsored by Mickey Petitto (Republican), Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), Longanacre, Kump, Chuck Horst (Republican), Henry Dillon (Republican), Jim Butler (Republican), Keith Marple (Republican), Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), Foster, Steele, Kirby, Bill Ridenour (Republican), Carl Martin (Republican), Stanley Adkins (Republican), Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican), and Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican).
What is the current status of HCR 56?
This bill is in committee in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 30, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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