Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag
HB 4943 requires all West Virginia high school students to learn proper American flag handling, folding, treatment, honoring, display, and retirement procedures as part of their required civics education. This would be integrated into existing civics courses mandated for graduation, with students needing to pass an exam on this topic. The bill directly affects all high school students in West Virginia public, private, parochial, and denominational schools. It amends existing curriculum requirements (§18-2-9) to add flag etiquette as a specific component of civics instruction.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Jan 29, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Committee
To House Education
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
To Education
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elliott Pritt
RRepublican
Co
Erica Moore
RRepublican
Co
Kathie Hess Crouse
RRepublican
Co
Trenton Barnhart
RRepublican
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