WV HB 4198

died on adjournment

E-Verify Safe Harbor Act

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4198 pass?

No. WV HB 4198 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-14): Senate requests House to concur

What is WV HB 4198 about?

WV HB 4198 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “E-Verify Safe Harbor Act”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4198?

Coop-Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4198, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-03-14 — Senate requests House to concur
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-14
To Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-14
To House Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-03
By substitute, do pass
2026-02-04
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-04
Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until February 5, 2026
2026-02-05
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-05
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-06
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-06
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-09
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
2026-02-09
Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/10/2026
2026-02-10
Placed at foot of 3rd reading
2026-02-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-10
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-10
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 69)
amendment-failure
2026-02-10
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-10
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-10
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-10
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-10
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-10
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 70)
2026-02-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-10
Passed House (Roll No. 71)
passage
2026-02-10
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-10
Communicated to Senate
2026-02-11
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-11
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-11
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Immediate consideration
2026-03-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-11
On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Reported do pass, with amendment
committee-passage
2026-03-12
Immediate consideration
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading with right to amend
2026-03-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-13
Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
2026-03-13
Laid over on 3rd reading 3/13/2026 with right to amend
2026-03-14
Having been read 3rd time 3/13/2026
reading-3
2026-03-14
Committee amendment reported
2026-03-14
Rose amend. to committee amendment rejected (Voice vote)
amendment-failure
2026-03-14
Morris amend. to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-14
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-14
Passed Senate (Roll No. 702)
passage
2026-03-14
Morris title amendment adopted
2026-03-14
Senate requests House to concur

Versions

Amendment adopted (Roll No. 70)Compare
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hb4198 sfat morris _1 3-14 adopted.htmCompare
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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-02-10 · pass · 69-24
Member-level votes (99)
- Akers: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Browning: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Riley: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Roop: yes
- Butler: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Linville: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Statler: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Marple: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Martin: yes
- Vance: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hite: yes
- Masters: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Watt: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Horst: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- White: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hott: yes
- Moore: yes
- Willis: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Dean: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Adkins: no
- Ellington: no
- Heckert: no
- Parsons: no
- Amos: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Pushkin: no
- Bell: no
- Fluharty: no
- Kyle: no
- Sheedy: no
- Bridges: no
- Garcia: no
- Lewis: no
- Stephens: no
- Criss: no
- Hamilton: no
- McCormick: no
- Williams: no
- Eldridge: no
- Hansen: no
- Miller: no
- Young: no
- Anders: not voting
- Rohrbach: not voting
- Smith, D: not voting
- Worrell: not voting
- Kump: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
MCGHEEHAN 2-9 #1 REVISED
2026-02-10 · pass · 48-46
Member-level votes (99)
- Akers: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Linville: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Riley: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hite: yes
- Martin: yes
- Roop: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Masters: yes
- Street: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Vance: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Horst: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Dean: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Moore: yes
- Watt: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Petitto: yes
- White: yes
- Adkins: no
- Dittman: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Rohrbach: no
- Amos: no
- Drennan: no
- Hott: no
- Shamblin: no
- Anderson: no
- Eldridge: no
- Howell, G: no
- Sheedy: no
- Bell: no
- Ellington: no
- Kyle: no
- Statler: no
- Bridges: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Lewis: no
- Stephens: no
- Browning: no
- Flanigan: no
- Lucas: no
- Toney: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Fluharty: no
- Marple: no
- Williams: no
- Campbell: no
- Garcia: no
- McCormick: no
- Willis: no
- Clark: no
- Hall: no
- Miller: no
- Young: no
- Cooper: no
- Hamilton: no
- Parsons: no
- Zatezalo: no
- Criss: no
- Hansen: no
- Pushkin: no
- Speaker Hanshaw: no
- Crouse: no
- Heckert: no
- Anders: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Smith, D: not voting
- Worrell: not voting
- Kump: not voting
HFA FEHRENBACHER 2-10 #1
2026-02-10 · fail · 40-55
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Amos: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Hott: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Smith, B: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Toney: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hall: yes
- Miller: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Young: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Criss: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Riley: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Akers: no
- Ellington: no
- Jordan: no
- Phillips: no
- Bridges: no
- Ferrell: no
- Kimble: no
- Pinson: no
- Brooks: no
- Foggin: no
- Leavitt: no
- Pritt: no
- Browning: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Linville: no
- Ridenour: no
- Butler: no
- Gearheart: no
- Lucas: no
- Roop: no
- Cannon, D: no
- Green: no
- Mallow: no
- Stephens: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Hillenbrand: no
- Marple: no
- Street: no
- Canterbury: no
- Hite: no
- Martin: no
- Vance: no
- Chiarelli: no
- Holstein: no
- Masters: no
- Ward, B: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Hornby: no
- Maynor: no
- Ward, G: no
- Dean: no
- Horst: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Watt: no
- Dillon: no
- Howell, T: no
- McGeehan: no
- White: no
- Dittman: no
- Jeffries: no
- Moore: no
- Willis: no
- Drennan: no
- Jennings: no
- Petitto: no
- Anders: not voting
- Kump: not voting
- Smith, D: not voting
- Worrell: not voting
Passage
2026-03-14 · pass · 31-3
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: 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: no
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4198&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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