Bill Commons

WV HB 4025

enacted

Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4025 pass?

Yes. WV HB 4025 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-29. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

What is WV HB 4025 about?

WV HB 4025 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4025?

Hanshaw is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4025.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hanshawprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-15

    To Government Organization

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-15

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-15

    To House Government Organization

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-05

    Markup Discussion

  6. 2026-02-27

    By substitute, do pass

  7. 2026-03-02

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. 2026-03-02

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  9. 2026-03-03

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. 2026-03-03

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-04

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. 2026-03-04

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2026-03-04

    Passed House (Roll No. 281)

    passage

  14. 2026-03-04

    Effective date rejected (Roll No. 282)

  15. 2026-03-04

    Communicated to Senate

  16. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  17. 2026-03-05

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-05

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-11

    Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-11

    Immediate consideration

  21. 2026-03-11

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  22. 2026-03-11

    On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-03-12

    Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

    committee-passage

  24. 2026-03-12

    Immediate consideration

  25. 2026-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-03-13

    On 3rd reading with right to amend

  27. 2026-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  28. 2026-03-13

    Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  29. 2026-03-13

    Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 527)

    passage

  30. 2026-03-13

    Senate requests House to concur

  31. 2026-03-14

    House received Senate message

  32. 2026-03-14

    House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 670)

  33. 2026-03-14

    Communicated to Senate

  34. 2026-03-14

    Completed legislative action

  35. 2026-03-14

    House Message received

  36. 2026-03-14

    To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  37. 2026-03-25

    To Governor 3/25/26

    executive-receipt

  38. 2026-03-30

    Approved by Governor 3/27/2026

    executive-signature

  39. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal

    executive-signature

  40. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-signature

  41. 2026-06-29

    Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-03-04 · pass · 51-38

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • Anders: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Gearheart: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Cannon, J: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • White: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Amos: no
    • Flanigan: no
    • Kimble: no
    • Shamblin: no
    • Anderson: no
    • Fluharty: no
    • Lewis: no
    • Sheedy: no
    • Bell: no
    • Foggin: no
    • Marple: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Bridges: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Miller: no
    • Toney: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Hall: no
    • Moore: no
    • Vance: no
    • Canterbury: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Pritt: no
    • Ward, G: no
    • Clay: no
    • Hansen: no
    • Pushkin: no
    • Williams: no
    • Dillon: no
    • Heckert: no
    • Rohrbach: no
    • Worrell: no
    • Dittman: no
    • Hillenbrand: no
    • Roop: no
    • Young: no
    • Ferrell: no
    • Hornbuckle: no
    • Dean: not voting
    • Maynor: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting
    • Street: not voting
    • Drennan: not voting
    • Parsons: not voting
    • Smith, D: not voting
    • Watt: not voting
    • Eldridge: not voting
    • Petitto: not voting
  • EFFECT Jul 01, 2026

    2026-03-04 · fail · 65-25

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

    2026-03-13 · pass · 24-9

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

    2026-03-14 · pass · 62-34

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

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