# West Virginia HB 5053: To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades

West Virginia HB 5053, To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher W. Toney (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-17 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5053-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 5053
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-02-17, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §18-8-13, House Public 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: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roy Cooper (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-17: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-02-09: To House Public Education (House)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-02: To Education (House)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-02: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5053 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5053 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5053 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5053 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5053-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).