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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4053: To establish the blue envelope program.

Enacted 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 4053 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To establish the blue envelope program. Primary sponsor: Walter Hall (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Chapter 209, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Walter HallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Bob FehrenbacherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Josh HolsteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jonathan PinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Andy ShamblinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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. Chapter 209, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026
  3. To Governor 3/18/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. House Message received
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to Senate
  10. House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 496)
  11. House received Senate message
  12. Senate requests House to concur

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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