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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 11, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia Senate Bill
Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 14, 2026: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 402
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Smithprimary

Votes
YES: 95
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Jeffries
- Pritt
- Akers
- Drennan
- Jennings
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Jordan
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Ellington
- Kelly
- Riley
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Kimble
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Roop
- Bridges
- Flanigan
- Leavitt
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Lewis
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Smith, D
- Burkhammer
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Statler
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Mallow
- Stephens
- Campbell
- Green
- Marple
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Martin
- Toney
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Masters
- Vance
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Maynor
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, G
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- McCormick
- Watt
- Clay
- Hite
- McGeehan
- White
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Williams
- Cooper
- Hornby
- Moore
- Willis
- Criss
- Horst
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Crouse
- Hott
- Petitto
- Young
- Dean
- Howell, G
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, T
- Pinson
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 656)
- Communicated to House
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 389)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Communicated to Senate
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- With amendment, do pass
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- To Finance
- To House Finance
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 209)
- Ordered to House
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 21, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Read 1st time
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- To Finance
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Workforce then Finance
- Introduced in Senate
- To Workforce
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstitutePDF
- Enrolled VersionHTML
- Enrolled VersionPDF
- Committee Amendment sb402 hfin amt.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb402 hfin amt adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb402 hfin am.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb402 hfin am adopted.htmHTML
