republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2026/hb-4004.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program"
description: "Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4004"
citation: "West Virginia HB 4004 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Worrell"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca11e9be-f43c-4460-aadf-8f1fdd486602"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4004&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "76355a8c7ef1a3953bb4c3fcc2c6443ac9e781818af3860199a6d040ecb7d969"
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 4004 (2026) — Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program

## 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=hb4004%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4004)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4004%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4004)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4004%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4004)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4004%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4004)
5. **Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 705)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/house/00705.pdf)
6. **hb4004 s fin am _1 3-12 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb4004%20s%20fin%20am%20_1%203-12%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **89–6** (pass) · lower
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **87–6** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- PREVIOUS QUESTION — **55–40** (pass) · lower
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **86–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Worrell — primary (person)
- Adkins — cosponsor (person)
- Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- Browning — cosponsor (person)
- Cannon, D. — cosponsor (person)
- Drennan — cosponsor (person)
- Gearheart — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Petitto — cosponsor (person)
- Shamblin — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-30** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-02-02** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-04** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** Passed House (Roll No. 44 ) `passage`
- **2026-02-04** Effective from passage (Roll No. 45)
- **2026-02-04** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-02-05** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** To Economic Development then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** To Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Reported do pass, but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-05** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Reported do pass, with amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-12** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-13** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Finance com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-14** On 3rd reading
- **2026-03-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-14** Passed Senate (Roll No. 704) `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 705)
- **2026-03-14** Senate requests House to concur
- **2026-03-14** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-14** Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 705)
- **2026-03-14** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 706)
- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 707)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** To Governor 3/18/2026 `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 113, 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/ca11e9be-f43c-4460-aadf-8f1fdd486602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).