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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.

  1. 01
    WV · HB4986Introduced

    Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding

  2. 02
    WV · HB4573Introduced

    Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act

  3. 03
    WV · HB5284Introduced

    Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Human Services-Adoption, Foster Care, and Adult Services from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance

  4. 04
    WV · HB4390Introduced

    Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent

  5. 05
    WV · SB797Introduced

    Continuing of independent living and transitional support services for youth

  6. 06
    WV · SB947Introduced

    Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18

  7. 07
    WV · HB5429Introduced

    Luggage for foster care children transfered between homes

  8. 08
    WV · SB794Introduced

    Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption

  9. 09
    WV · HB5321Introduced

    To guarantee timely educational evaluations and continuity of services for children entering foster care.

  10. 10
    WV · SB763Introduced

    Requiring children to be screened for sex trafficking upon entering foster care

  11. 11
    WV · SB1036Introduced

    Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act

  12. 12
    WV · HB4782Introduced

    Sustainable Child-serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act

  13. 13
    WV · HB5271Introduced

    Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child

  14. 14
    WV · HB4730Final

    Developing a Continuum of Independent Living and Transitional Support Services for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

  15. 15
    WV · HB4726Introduced

    Housing assistance for children aging out of foster care system

  16. 16
    WV · SB544Introduced

    Relating to temporary increase in payment to kinship parent

  17. 17
    WV · HB4171Introduced

    Gender identification on forms of ID

  18. 18
    WV · HB4796Introduced

    Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes.

  19. 19
    WV · HB4698Introduced

    Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices

  20. 20
    WV · 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

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