# West Virginia HB 4002: Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory West Virginia HB 4002, Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lori Dittman (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-02 (Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4002-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 4002 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - Sponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §4-16-1, §4-16-2, §4-16-3, Vetoed - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (104 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Amos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jarred Cannon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ray Canterbury (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dana Ferrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Parsons (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 476) | pass | 28 | 6 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 15) | pass | 76 | 12 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-04-02: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 476) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-28: To Education (Senate) - 2026-01-28: To Education (Senate) - 2026-01-27: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-01-27: Passed House (Roll No. 15) (House) - 2026-01-27: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-01-26: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-23: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-01-23: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-01-23: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-01-22: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-01-22: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-01-21: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-14: To Education (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-14: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed) - HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4002 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs) - [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4002-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).