West Virginia Senate Bill 402

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Chapter 293, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is all related to the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Initiatives Act including by establishing the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program, expanding the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing for independent contractors to have portable benefits which hiring parties can contribute to without altering the nature of the relationship, providing for tax treatment of portable benefits, and eliminating barriers to professional licensures for military trained applicants.

Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act

Sen. Randy Smith [R]

Sen. Mike Woelfel [D]

2026-03-14 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 656) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-11 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 389) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 209) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-25	Senate	Chapter 293, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
2026-03-14	House	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
2026-03-14	Senate	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-04-01	Senate	Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
2026-03-14	Senate	To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-18	Senate	To Governor 3/18/2026
2026-03-14	Senate	Completed legislative action
2026-03-14	Senate	Communicated to House
2026-03-14	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 656)
2026-03-14	Senate	House Message received
2026-03-11	House	Communicated to Senate
2026-03-11	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-11	House	Passed House (Roll No. 389)
2026-03-11	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-11	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-10	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-10	House	Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-03-10	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-10	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-09	House	Read 1st time
2026-03-09	House	Immediate consideration
2026-03-09	House	With amendment, do pass
2026-02-25	House	To House Finance
2026-02-25	House	To Finance
2026-02-25	House	Introduced in House
2026-02-25	House	House received Senate message
2026-02-24	Senate	Ordered to House
2026-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 209)
2026-02-24	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-24	Senate	On 3rd reading
2026-02-23	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-23	Senate	On 2nd reading
2026-02-21	Senate	Read 1st time
2026-02-21	Senate	On 1st reading
2026-02-20	Senate	Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
2026-01-28	Senate	To Finance
2026-01-28	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
2026-01-15	Senate	To Workforce
2026-01-15	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2026-01-15	Senate	To Workforce then Finance
2026-01-15	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB4014 (Similar To) 2026-01-28 - To House Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18B	3D	8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=402&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb402%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=402
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb402%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=402
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb402%20sub2.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=402
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb402%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=402
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb402%20hfin%20amt.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb402%20hfin%20am.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb402%20hfin%20am%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb402%20hfin%20amt%20adopted.htm
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=954263532
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/senate/02-24-0209.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/house/00389.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/senate/03-14-0656.pdf