---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032."
description: "Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4784"
citation: "West Virginia HB 4784 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burkhammer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5306d31d-b1c6-4577-be5a-064d641cc1b6"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4784&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "a9ba56381dcde3a19a0dfe352c6a9988350d8e96f6f9c9281e6a024a390e5a9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 4784 (2026) — Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4784%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4784)
2. **Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4784%20sub2.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4784)
3. **Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4784%20sub2%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4784)
4. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4784%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4784)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4784%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4784)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burkhammer — primary (person)
- Cooper — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Drennan — cosponsor (person)
- Hornby — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle — cosponsor (person)
- Maynor — cosponsor (person)
- Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Smith, B. — cosponsor (person)
- Smith, D. — cosponsor (person)
- Vance — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-23** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** To House Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-02-11** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** Committed to Finance on 2nd reading
- **2026-02-12** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-03-02** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-03** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-03** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2026-03-03** Passed House (Roll No. 259) `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-04** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-03-04** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-10** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** On 3rd reading
- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Passed Senate (Roll No. 490) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Communicated to House
- **2026-03-12** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-13** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-29** Chapter 115, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5306d31d-b1c6-4577-be5a-064d641cc1b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).