WV HB 5163

died on adjournment

Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WV HB 5163 pass?

No. WV HB 5163 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 (2026-03-09): To Finance

What is WV HB 5163 about?

WV HB 5163 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5163?

Hornby is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5163, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-04
Latest action: 2026-03-09 — To Finance
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education (K12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-09
To Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Reported do pass, but first to Finance
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-04
To Education
referral-committee
2026-03-04
To Education then Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-03-03
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-03
Passed House (Roll No. 265)
passage
2026-03-03
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-03
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-02
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-02
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-27
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-27
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-26
By substitute, do pass
2026-02-24
Markup Discussion
2026-02-04
To House Education
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-04
To Education
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare
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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-03-03 · pass · 91-2
Member-level votes (99)
- Akers: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Amos: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anders: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bell: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Linville: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Statler: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Green: yes
- Marple: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Martin: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Masters: yes
- Vance: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clay: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- White: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Williams: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Willis: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Horst: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Dean: yes
- Hott: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Young: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Dillon: no
- Adkins: not voting
- Hall: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Browning: not voting
- Jordan: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5163&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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