# West Virginia HB 4693: To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions.

West Virginia HB 4693, To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jimmy Willis (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4693
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-19, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: §18B-3C-17, 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: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-19: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2026-02-19: To House Finance (House)
- 2026-02-09: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-21: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-21: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4693 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4693-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).