WV HB 4659
died on adjournmentTransfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WV HB 4659 pass?
No. WV HB 4659 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 (2026-01-21): To House Education
What is WV HB 4659 about?
WV HB 4659 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Transfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education”.
Who sponsors WV HB 4659?
Hornby is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4659, joined by 10 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-21 — To House Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Hornbyprimary
- Ellingtoncosponsor
- Rohrbachcosponsor
- Holsteincosponsor
- Prittcosponsor
- Maynorcosponsor
- Heckertcosponsor
- Stephenscosponsor
- Fehrenbachercosponsor
- Clarkcosponsor
- Browningcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-21
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-21
To Education then Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-21
To House Education
referral-committee
Versions
- Introduced VersionCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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