# West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Burkhammer (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (On 3rd reading with right to amend) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4602-2026rs - 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 4602 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: 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 - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-03-13, On 3rd reading with right to amend - Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: §49-2-131 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (234 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New aides support child welfare caseworkers: benefit, low. West Virginia’s Department of Human Services must establish a caseworker aide pilot within 90 days after the section takes effect. It must contract with one or more qualified private providers to supplement Bureau for Social Services staff. Aides use a human services technology platform for adminis… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Flanigan - Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House - Cosponsor: George Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 541) | pass | 23 | 10 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 542) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 88) | pass | 89 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 89) | pass | 89 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Judiciary com. amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 541) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Effective from passage (Roll No. 542) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-12: 2nd reference dispensed (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary then Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-21: Without recommendation, but first to Judiciary then Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-21: Referred to Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-16: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-16: To Health and Human Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-13: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-13: Passed House (Roll No. 88) (House) - 2026-02-13: Effective from passage (Roll No. 89) (House) - 2026-02-13: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-11: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-10: Do pass (House) - 2026-02-05: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-01-20: To Health and Human Resources (House) - 2026-01-20: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-20: To House Health and Human Resources (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 eng.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 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 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 eng.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4602 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 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs) - [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs) - [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-HB4602-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).