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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4003: WV First Small Business Growth Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4003 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: WV First Small Business Growth Act. Primary sponsor: J.B. Akers (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2026): On 3rd reading, House Calendar.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. AkersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
FlaniganCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Walter HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
JeffriesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. On 3rd reading, House Calendar
  2. Placed on House Calendar
  3. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  4. Read 2nd time
  5. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  6. Read 1st time
  7. Immediate consideration
  8. By substitute, do pass
  9. To House Finance
  10. To House Revenue
  11. To House Finance
  12. Introduced in House

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source