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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 10, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
West Virginia House Bill
E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Summary
Comments on HB 4198
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 40
- Adkins
- Crouse
- Hornbuckle
- Rohrbach
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Hott
- Shamblin
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Howell, G
- Sheedy
- Bell
- Flanigan
- Kyle
- Smith, B
- Burkhammer
- Fluharty
- Lewis
- Statler
- Campbell
- Garcia
- McCormick
- Toney
- Clark
- Hall
- Miller
- Williams
- Clay
- Hamilton
- Parsons
- Young
- Cooper
- Hansen
- Pushkin
- Zatezalo
- Criss
- Heckert
- Riley
- Speaker Hanshaw
NO: 55
- Akers
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Phillips
- Bridges
- Ferrell
- Kimble
- Pinson
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Pritt
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Ridenour
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Lucas
- Roop
- Cannon, D
- Green
- Mallow
- Stephens
- Cannon, J
- Hillenbrand
- Marple
- Street
- Canterbury
- Hite
- Martin
- Vance
- Chiarelli
- Holstein
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hornby
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Dean
- Horst
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Dillon
- Howell, T
- McGeehan
- White
- Dittman
- Jeffries
- Moore
- Willis
- Drennan
- Jennings
- Petitto
YES: 48
- Akers
- Foggin
- Jordan
- Phillips
- Brooks
- Funkhouser
- Kimble
- Pinson
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Leavitt
- Pritt
- Cannon, D
- Green
- Linville
- Ridenour
- Cannon, J
- Hillenbrand
- Mallow
- Riley
- Canterbury
- Hite
- Martin
- Roop
- Chiarelli
- Holstein
- Masters
- Street
- Clay
- Hornby
- Maynor
- Vance
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Horst
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, B
- Dean
- Howell, T
- McGeehan
- Ward, G
- Dillon
- Jeffries
- Moore
- Watt
- Ferrell
- Jennings
- Petitto
- White
NO: 46
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Hornbuckle
- Rohrbach
- Amos
- Drennan
- Hott
- Shamblin
- Anderson
- Eldridge
- Howell, G
- Sheedy
- Bell
- Ellington
- Kyle
- Statler
- Bridges
- Fehrenbacher
- Lewis
- Stephens
- Browning
- Flanigan
- Lucas
- Toney
- Burkhammer
- Fluharty
- Marple
- Williams
- Campbell
- Garcia
- McCormick
- Willis
- Clark
- Hall
- Miller
- Young
- Cooper
- Hamilton
- Parsons
- Zatezalo
- Criss
- Hansen
- Pushkin
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Crouse
- Heckert
YES: 69
- Akers
- Dittman
- Jeffries
- Pinson
- Anderson
- Drennan
- Jennings
- Pritt
- Brooks
- Ferrell
- Jordan
- Ridenour
- Browning
- Flanigan
- Kimble
- Riley
- Burkhammer
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Roop
- Butler
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Shamblin
- Campbell
- Gearheart
- Lucas
- Statler
- Cannon, D
- Green
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, J
- Hall
- Marple
- Toney
- Canterbury
- Hillenbrand
- Martin
- Vance
- Chiarelli
- Hite
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Clark
- Holstein
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Clay
- Hornby
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Horst
- McGeehan
- White
- Cooper
- Hott
- Moore
- Willis
- Crouse
- Howell, G
- Petitto
- Zatezalo
- Dean
- Howell, T
- Phillips
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dillon
NO: 24
Actions
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in Senate
- To Judiciary
- To Judiciary
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Placed at foot of 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment rejected (Roll No. 69)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment adopted (Roll No. 70)
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 71)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Communicated to Senate
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/10/2026
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Read 1st time
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until February 5, 2026
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- By substitute, do pass
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
- To Government Organization
- Introduced in House
- To House Government Organization
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Engrossed Committee SubstituteHTML
- Engrossed Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonz 2-9 _2 – revised adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonz 2-9 _2 – rev adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonz 2-9 _2 – revised.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonzalez 2-9 _2 – revised adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfat phillips 2-10.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfat phillips 2-10 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonzalez 2-9 _2 – revised.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa fehrenbacher 2-10 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa fehrenbacher 2-10 _1 rejected.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa green 2-9 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa green 2-9 _1 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa leavitt 2-10 _1 - revised.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa leavitt 2-10 _1 - revised adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa leavitt 2-9 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonzalez 2-9 _1 – revised (2).htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour and coop-gonzalez 2-6 _1 - revised.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa ridenour 2-5 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa dillon 2-6 revised _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb4198 hfa dillon 2-4 _1.htmHTML
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