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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4602: Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services

Passed both chambers 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 4602 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services. Primary sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Senate requests House to concur.

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
Adam BurkhammerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
FlaniganCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
George MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Jonathan PinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“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. Senate requests House to concur
  2. Effective from passage (Roll No. 542)
  3. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 541)
  4. Judiciary com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  5. Read 3rd time
  6. On 3rd reading with right to amend
  7. Read 2nd time
  8. Immediate consideration
  9. 2nd reference dispensed
  10. Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance
  11. On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
  12. Read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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