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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 — **970** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **940** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **340** (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).