2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2533: To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement.
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill relates to establishing a drug testing program for adults who apply to serve as foster parents, kinship parents, or caregivers to displaced children in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services.
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Bill History
2/18/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To House Health and Human Resources
House of Delegates
2/21/2025
To House Human Services
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/18/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Human Services(House of Delegates)
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor

Eric Brooks
Republican