HB 4028 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to sales tax on construction materials

HB 4028 exempts construction contractors from West Virginia's sales and use taxes on building materials and services used for constructing, repairing, or improving public elementary, secondary, or vocational school facilities. This applies to materials permanently installed in school buildings (like framing, wiring, or plumbing), but excludes tools, equipment, gasoline, or motor vehicle purchases. The bill directly affects contractors working on public school projects by reducing their costs for qualifying materials. It clarifies that this exemption applies to both state-level and municipal sales taxes on eligible school construction work. The policy change takes effect July 1, 2026, with no new revenue impact on the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Jun 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

hb4028 s fin amt _1 3-2 adopted.htm Enrolled Committee Substitute · 4 edits · Apr 1, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a draft committee amendment to an enrolled final version, incorporating a new exemption for public school construction materials. The final text adds specific definitions for 'building materials' and 'school facility' and establishes a new effective date of July 1, 2026, for these changes.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a specific exemption for purchases related to public school facilities, which was not present in the removed draft text.
ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption allowing public school entities to claim tax refunds on services and building materials used in constructing or repairing school facilities, effective July 1, 2026.

DEFINITION

Defined 'building materials' as tangible property that becomes a permanent part of a structure and 'school facility' as real property used for instructional or administrative functions.

TIMELINE

Established July 1, 2026, as the effective date for the new public school exemption provisions.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative markup, committee motion text, and navigation elements from the draft version to produce the final enrolled act.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 9, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Apr 1, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 374)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 369)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with title amendment
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
To Finance
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 21)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Finance
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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