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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 169: Creating tax credit related to child care expenses

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

SB 169 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating tax credit related to child care expenses. Primary sponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 14, 2026): To Health and Human Resources.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike WoelfelPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
HamiltonCo-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. To Health and Human Resources
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Health and Human Resources then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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