# West Virginia HB 4573: Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act West Virginia HB 4573, Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lori Dittman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-14 (House received Senate message) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4573-2026rs - 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 4573 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-03-14, House received Senate message - Sponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: §18-5-55 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 0 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: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Foggin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erica Moore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 520) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 104) | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-14: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-14: House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice) (House) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Deferred until foot of 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 520) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requests House to concur (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) - 2026-02-18: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-18: To Education (Senate) - 2026-02-18: To Education (Senate) - 2026-02-17: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-17: Passed House (Roll No. 104) (House) - 2026-02-17: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-16: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-13: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-12: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-05: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-20: To Education (House) - 2026-01-20: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-20: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1 eng.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed) - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) - HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4573 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [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 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs) - [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs) - [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-HB4573-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).