---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms"
description: "Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4995"
citation: "West Virginia HB 4995 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education (K12)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bba6ff5-a867-41cf-9fae-6d95a2dfd4aa"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4995&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "0b2db8f753f84e5398721de39700681fd0e0d0f66d907b5418b6c31c82254984"
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 4995 (2026) — Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms

## 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=hb4995%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4995)
2. **Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4995%20sub2.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4995)
3. **Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4995%20sub2%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4995)
4. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4995%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4995)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4995%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4995)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin — primary (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Ferrell — cosponsor (person)
- Hornby — cosponsor (person)
- Kump — cosponsor (person)
- Mallow — cosponsor (person)
- Mazzocchi — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Shamblin — cosponsor (person)
- Toney — cosponsor (person)
- Willis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-30** To Education then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-30** To House Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Markup Discussion
- **2026-02-23** By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
- **2026-02-23** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Markup Discussion
- **2026-03-02** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-03-02** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House (Roll No. 293) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-05** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-03-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** 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 `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** Passed Senate (Roll No. 551) `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Motion to reconsider passage adopted (voice vote)
- **2026-03-13** Senate reconsidered and passed bill (Roll No. 552)
- **2026-03-13** Communicated to House
- **2026-03-13** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `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`
- **2026-06-29** Chapter 124, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bba6ff5-a867-41cf-9fae-6d95a2dfd4aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).