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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification."
+description: "Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
+legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 5214"
+citation: "West Virginia HB 5214 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Heckert"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-02-05"
+last_action: "2026-04-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1590f993-e712-420a-b0a0-f8b1bb5f22d6"
+source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5214&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
+source_hash: "60ce7260c95a476ef88fb4cbc21e3fab4269868a1774de57027e3bdbecf09eeb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
+---
+
+# West Virginia HB 5214 (2026) — Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5214%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5214)
+2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5214%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5214)
+3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5214%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5214)
+4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5214%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5214)
+5. **hb5214 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5214%20hfa%20mcgeehan%203-14%20_1%20adopted.htm)
+6. **hb5214 hfat akers 2-23 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5214%20hfat%20akers%202-23%20adopted.htm)
+7. **hb5214 hfat mcgeehan 3-14 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5214%20hfat%20mcgeehan%203-14%20adopted.htm)
+8. **hb5214 s hhr am _ 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb5214%20s%20hhr%20am%20_%203-4%20adopted.htm)
+9. **hb5214 s jud amt _1 3-11 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb5214%20s%20jud%20amt%20_1%203-11%20adopted.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Heckert — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-02-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2026-02-05** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-11** To House Courts `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-12** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-13** Markup Discussion
+- **2026-02-18** By substitute, do pass
+- **2026-02-19** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
+- **2026-02-19** Read 1st time `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-20** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
+- **2026-02-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-23** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
+- **2026-02-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2026-02-23** Passed House (Roll No. 167) `passage`
+- **2026-02-23** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2026-02-23** Communicated to Senate
+- **2026-02-24** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
+- **2026-02-24** To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-24** To Health and Human Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-06** Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-06** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-11** Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-11** Immediate consideration
+- **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-11** On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-12** Reported do pass, with title amend., and as amended by HHR `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-12** Immediate consideration
+- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading with right to amend
+- **2026-03-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-13** HHR com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2026-03-13** Passed Senate (Roll No. 562) `passage`
+- **2026-03-13** Judiciary com. title amendment adopted
+- **2026-03-13** Senate requests House to concur
+- **2026-03-14** House received Senate message
+- **2026-03-14** House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment and title amendment (Roll No. 646)
+- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
+- **2026-03-14** House Message received
+- **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 693)
+- **2026-03-14** Communicated to House
+- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
+- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/26 `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1590f993-e712-420a-b0a0-f8b1bb5f22d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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