Bill Commons

WV HB 4191

enacted

Relating to providing child care generally

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Became law 4/2/2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Fehrenbacherprimary
  • Howell, G.cosponsor
  • Hottcosponsor
  • Funkhousercosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-14

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-14

    To House Finance

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-27

    By substitute, do pass

  6. 2026-03-02

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  7. 2026-03-02

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-03

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  9. 2026-03-03

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-04

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  11. 2026-03-04

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2026-03-04

    Passed House (Roll No. 284)

    passage

  13. 2026-03-04

    Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 285)

  14. 2026-03-04

    Communicated to Senate

  15. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  16. 2026-03-05

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-05

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-11

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  19. 2026-03-11

    Immediate consideration

  20. 2026-03-11

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  21. 2026-03-12

    On 2nd reading

  22. 2026-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  23. 2026-03-13

    On 3rd reading

  24. 2026-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2026-03-13

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 532)

    passage

  26. 2026-03-13

    Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 533)

  27. 2026-03-13

    Communicated to House

  28. 2026-03-13

    Completed legislative action

  29. 2026-03-14

    To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  30. 2026-03-18

    To Governor 3/18/2026

    executive-receipt

  31. 2026-03-14

    Became law without Governor's signature - Senate Journal

  32. 2026-04-02

    Became law 4/2/2026

  33. 2026-03-14

    Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-03-04 · pass · 89-4

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

    2026-03-04 · pass · 91-2

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

    2026-03-13 · pass · 31-3

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

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