# West Virginia HB 4978: Permitting Workforce WV to actively reach out to Unemployment Compensation filers with available jobs that fit their prior job history and salary range

West Virginia HB 4978, Permitting Workforce WV to actively reach out to Unemployment Compensation filers with available jobs that fit their prior job history and salary range, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Linville; status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (To House Government Organization) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4978-2026rs
- 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 4978
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Permitting Workforce WV to actively reach out to Unemployment Compensation filers with available jobs that fit their prior job history and salary range
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-02-11, To House Government Organization
- Sponsor: Linville
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §21A-6-1D, House Government Organization
- 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: Linville
- Cosponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tristan Leavitt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-11: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2026-01-30: To House Government Adminstration (House)
- 2026-01-29: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-29: To Government Organization (House)
- 2026-01-29: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-29: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4978 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4978 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4978 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4978 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-HB4978-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).