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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
West Virginia House Bill
Relating to the WV Cares background check variance process
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 20, 2026: To Health and Human Resources
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 4599
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 94
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, G
- Pritt
- Akers
- Drennan
- Howell, T
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Riley
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kelly
- Roop
- Bridges
- Flanigan
- Kimble
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Fluharty
- Kyle
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Foggin
- Lewis
- Smith, D
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Lucas
- Statler
- Butler
- Garcia
- Mallow
- Stephens
- Campbell
- Gearheart
- Marple
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Green
- Martin
- Toney
- Cannon, J
- Hall
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Canterbury
- Hamilton
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Chiarelli
- Hansen
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Clark
- Heckert
- McCormick
- White
- Clay
- Hillenbrand
- McGeehan
- Williams
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hite
- Moore
- Willis
- Cooper
- Holstein
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Criss
- Hornbuckle
- Petitto
- Young
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dean
- Horst
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dillon
- Hott
NO: 0
Actions
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in Senate
- To Health and Human Resources
- To Health and Human Resources
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 127)
- Communicated to Senate
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Read 1st time
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
- 2nd reference dispensed
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Markup Discussion
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
- Introduced in House
- To House Health and Human Resources



