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West Virginia · 2026 session · Adoptive or foster parent
Bills affecting Adoptive or foster parent in West Virginia (2026 session)
CivicRadar surfaces 27 active West Virginia bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.
Top 20 bills, ranked
Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the adoptive or foster parent community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.
- 01WV · HB4986Introduced
Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding
- 02WV · HB4573Introduced
Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act
- 03WV · HB4618Introduced
Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent.
- 04WV · HB5271Introduced
Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child
- 05WV · HB5284Introduced
Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Human Services-Adoption, Foster Care, and Adult Services from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance
- 06WV · HB4726Introduced
Housing assistance for children aging out of foster care system
- 07WV · SB544Introduced
Relating to temporary increase in payment to kinship parent
- 08WV · HB4171Introduced
Gender identification on forms of ID
- 09WV · SB797Introduced
Continuing of independent living and transitional support services for youth
- 10WV · HB4796Introduced
Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes.
- 11WV · HB5429Introduced
Luggage for foster care children transfered between homes
- 12WV · SB947Introduced
Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18
- 13WV · HB4698Introduced
Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices
- 14WV · HB4898Introduced
Requiring the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide an inmate with one physical copy of their birth certificate and social security card upon release
- 15WV · HB5267Introduced
Providing for the reintegration of inmates in correctional facilities
- 16WV · HB5302Introduced
Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Human Services- Foster Care from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance.
- 17WV · HB5321Introduced
To guarantee timely educational evaluations and continuity of services for children entering foster care.
- 18WV · SB754Introduced
Creating Foster Care Facilities Improvement Fund
- 19WV · SB763Introduced
Requiring children to be screened for sex trafficking upon entering foster care
- 20WV · SB1036Introduced
Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act
- What adoptive or foster parent bills are moving in West Virginia in 2026?
- CivicRadar currently tracks 27 West Virginia bills this session that affect adoptive or foster parent constituents including Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding; Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act; Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent..
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- How does CivicRadar decide which bills affect adoptive or foster parent people?
- CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.
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