West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 4067 — Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income

Last action — To House Finance

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 4067 has been updated to focus on child care subsidies based on enrollment rather than specifically subsidizing care for children of child care program employees. It establishes a requirement that parents must ensure their child attends an eligible program at least 8 days a month to receive financial support, while also allowing employees in child care settings to qualify for subsidies without income restrictions. These changes are important as they aim to improve child care accessibility and support for both parents and care providers in West Virginia.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced FISCAL House Bill 4067 NOTE By Delegates Crouse, Drennan, Young, and Petitto [Introduced January 14, 2026;
CS for HB 4067 WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for House Bill 4067 By Delegates Crouse, Drennan, Young, Petitto, and Pinson [Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance] Intr HB 2026R1635 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2-131, relating to services rendered to children of child care program employees.
Reported on February 17, 2026] CS for HB 4067 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §49-2-113a, relating to child-care subsidies.
§49-2-131.
§49-2-113a.
Subsidized child care for employees of child care programs.
Child care support (a) (1) A licensed child care program shall be paid subsidy payments based on monthly enrollment.
The department shall subsidize child care programs, including family child care homes, within the state for providing child care services to children of child care program employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week, regardless of income.
(2) The department shall review quarterly, and make ineligible for the subsidy a parent whose child does not attend a child care program on average of at least 8 days per month.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, “day” means a child has attended a child care program for 4 hours, or an afterschool program for 2.5 hours.
(b) An employee who works a minimum of 32 hours per week providing child care services at a child care program or a family child care home within the state is eligible to receive a child care subsidy regardless of income.
(c) The department shall use a cost of care modeling tool to determine the amount the subsidy, and report to the Joint Committee on Health by December 1, 2026.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a subsidy for child care services rendered to children of child care program employees.
The purpose of this bill is to update the administration of child care subsidy.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Health and Human Resources

  5. To House Human Services

  6. Markup Discussion

  7. To House Health and Human Resources

  8. Markup Discussion

  9. By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance

  10. To House Finance

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Co-sponsors (4)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4067 do?
Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income
Who sponsors HB 4067?
HB 4067 is sponsored by Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), Sarah Drennan (Republican), Kayla Young (Democrat), Mickey Petitto (Republican), and Jonathan Pinson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4067?
This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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