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HB4583 • 2026
Victims of Communism Day
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Victims of Communism Day
To House Education
Introduced in House
To Education
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Victims of Communism Day
HB 4583 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4583 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION FISCAL NOTE Introduced House Bill 4583 By Delegates Funkhouser, Butler, Ridenour, Phillips, Sheedy, Hillenbrand, Coop-Gonzalez, Crouse, B. Ward, Linville, and Canterbury [Introduced January 20, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §18-36-1, relating to establishing November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day", to be observed in the public schools of this state; requiring high school students enrolled in the United States Government class required by §18-2-9(a)(1) of this code must receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on "Victims of Communism Day" . Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: article 36. victims of communism day. §18-36-1. Establishing November 7 as "Victims of Communism Day; observance and required instruction in public schools. (a) The Governor shall proclaim November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day," which shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state as a day honoring the 100 million people who have fallen victim to communist regimes across the world and which shall be suitably observed by public exercise in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor may designate. (b) If November 7 falls on a day that is not a school day, "Victims of Communism Day" shall be observed in the public schools in the state on the preceding school day or on such school day as may be designated by local school authorities. (c)(1) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, high school students enrolled in the United States Government class required by §18-2-9(a)(1) of this code must receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on "Victims of Communism Day" to include topics such as Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution, Joseph Stalin and the Soviet System, Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and Nicolás Maduro and the Chavismo movement, and how victims suffered under these regimes through poverty, starvation, migration, systemic lethal violence, and suppression of speech. (2) No later than April 1, 2026, the State Board of Education must adopt revised social studies standards for inclusion in the United States Government class required by §18-2-9(a)(1) of this code which incorporate the requirements of this subsection. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day", to be observed in the public schools of this state. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: