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WV HB 4002

vetoed

Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4002 pass?

No. WV HB 4002 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2026-04-02. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026

What is WV HB 4002 about?

WV HB 4002 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4002?

Dittman is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4002, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dittmanprimary
  • Ferrellcosponsor
  • Canterburycosponsor
  • Ellingtoncosponsor
  • Cannon, J.cosponsor
  • Parsonscosponsor
  • Stephenscosponsor
  • Statlercosponsor
  • Williscosponsor
  • Chiarellicosponsor
  • Amoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-14

    To Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-14

    To House Education

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-21

    By substitute, do pass

  6. 2026-01-22

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  7. 2026-01-22

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-01-23

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  9. 2026-01-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-01-23

    Amendment reported by the Clerk

  11. 2026-01-23

    Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  12. 2026-01-26

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  13. 2026-01-27

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. 2026-01-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  15. 2026-01-27

    Passed House (Roll No. 15)

    passage

  16. 2026-01-27

    Communicated to Senate

  17. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  18. 2026-01-28

    To Education

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-28

    To Education

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-10

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-03-10

    Immediate consideration

  22. 2026-03-10

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  23. 2026-03-11

    On 2nd reading

  24. 2026-03-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-03-12

    On 3rd reading

  26. 2026-03-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2026-03-12

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 476)

    passage

  28. 2026-03-12

    Communicated to House

  29. 2026-03-12

    Completed legislative action

  30. 2026-03-13

    House received Senate message

  31. 2026-03-14

    To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  32. 2026-03-18

    To Governor 3/18/2026

    executive-receipt

  33. 2026-03-14

    Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-veto

  34. 2026-04-02

    Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026

    executive-veto

  35. 2026-03-14

    Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-27 · pass · 76-12

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Flanigan: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Pushkin: yes
    • Amos: yes
    • Fluharty: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Barnhart: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Gearheart: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Shamblin: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Smith, B: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Vance: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • Maynor: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Anders: no
    • Butler: no
    • Dillon: no
    • Kimble: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Clay: no
    • Foggin: no
    • Kump: no
    • Burkhammer: no
    • Coop-Gonzalez: no
    • Howell, T: no
    • Ridenour: no
    • Bridges: not voting
    • Dean: not voting
    • Petitto: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
    • Cannon, J: not voting
    • McGeehan: not voting
    • Smith, D: not voting
    • White: not voting
    • Canterbury: not voting
    • Miller: not voting
    • Street: not voting
  • Passage

    2026-03-12 · pass · 28-6

    Member-level votes (34)
    • AZINGER: yes
    • HART: no
    • ROSE: no
    • BARNHART: yes
    • HELTON: yes
    • RUCKER: no
    • BARRETT: yes
    • JEFFRIES: yes
    • TAKUBO: yes
    • BARTLETT: yes
    • MARTIN: no
    • TARR: yes
    • CHAPMAN: yes
    • MAYNARD, M: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • CHARNOCK: yes
    • MAYNARD, Z: yes
    • THORNE: no
    • CLEMENTS: yes
    • MORRIS: yes
    • WELD: yes
    • DEEDS: yes
    • OLIVERIO: yes
    • WILLIS: no
    • FULLER: yes
    • PHILLIPS: yes
    • WOELFEL: yes
    • GARCIA: yes
    • QUEEN: yes
    • WOODRUM: yes
    • GRADY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • MR PRESIDENT: yes
    • HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

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