# West Virginia HB 2088: Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events

West Virginia HB 2088, Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charles Sheedy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2088-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2088
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §16-11A-1, House Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: DeVault
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl "Bill" Roop (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Vance (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Education then Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2088 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2088 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2088 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2088 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2088-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).