# West Virginia HB 2681: Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag

West Virginia HB 2681, Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pritt; status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (To House Public Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2681-2025rs
- 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 2681
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-05, To House Public Education
- Sponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §18-2-9, 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: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Barnhart
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ray Canterbury (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marshall W. Clay (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-05: To House Public Education (House)
- 2025-02-20: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-20: To Education (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2681 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2681 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/hb2681 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2681 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-HB2681-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).