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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms"
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description: "Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
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legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 4995"
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citation: "West Virginia HB 4995 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education (K12)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Martin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bba6ff5-a867-41cf-9fae-6d95a2dfd4aa"
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source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4995&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "0b2db8f753f84e5398721de39700681fd0e0d0f66d907b5418b6c31c82254984"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
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---
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# West Virginia HB 4995 (2026) — Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **33–1** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
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- Ferrell — cosponsor (person)
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- Hornby — cosponsor (person)
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- Kump — cosponsor (person)
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- Mallow — cosponsor (person)
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- Mazzocchi — cosponsor (person)
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- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- Shamblin — cosponsor (person)
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- Toney — cosponsor (person)
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- Willis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-01-30** To Education then Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-01-30** To House Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Markup Discussion
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- **2026-02-23** By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
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- **2026-02-23** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-26** Markup Discussion
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- **2026-03-02** By substitute, do pass
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- **2026-03-02** Immediate consideration
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- **2026-03-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-03** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Passed House (Roll No. 293) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Communicated to Senate
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- **2026-03-05** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2026-03-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Immediate consideration
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- **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-11** On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-12** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Immediate consideration
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- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading with right to amend
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- **2026-03-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-13** Passed Senate (Roll No. 551) `passage`
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- **2026-03-13** Motion to reconsider passage adopted (voice vote)
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- **2026-03-13** Senate reconsidered and passed bill (Roll No. 552)
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- **2026-03-13** Communicated to House
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- **2026-03-13** Completed legislative action
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- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-29** Chapter 124, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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