# West Virginia HB 4014: Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act

West Virginia HB 4014, Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Roger Hanshaw (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-28 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4014-2026rs
- 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 4014
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-01-28, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: §5B-1-11, §11-13W-1, §11-21-12O, §11-24-6D, §21-18-1, §21-18-2, §21-18-3, §21-18-4, §21-18-5, §30-1B-2, House Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-01-28: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2026-01-28: To House Finance (House)
- 2026-01-20: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-15: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-15: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 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/hb4014 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4014 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4014-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).