HB 4067 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 4067 would provide a child care subsidy for the children of employees working at least 20 hours per week in licensed child care centers or certified family child care homes in West Virginia, regardless of the employee's household income. The bill requires the state department to subsidize child care services at these facilities for the employees' children. This directly affects child care workers who currently may not qualify for subsidies based on income, ensuring they can access affordable care for their own children. The policy change eliminates income requirements for this specific subsidy program, focusing solely on the employee's work hours in the child care sector.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Introduced Version Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to update child care subsidy administration by changing the eligibility threshold from 20 hours to 32 hours per week and replacing a flat attendance requirement with a specific daily attendance definition. The committee substitute also renumbered the new section from §49-2-131 to §49-2-113a and added a requirement for the department to report cost modeling findings to the Joint Committee on Health.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include family child care homes in the list of eligible program types for the subsidy.
ELIGIBILITY

Increased the minimum work requirement for child care employees from 20 hours per week to 32 hours per week to qualify for a subsidy regardless of income.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'day' in the context of attendance, counting 4 hours for child care programs or 2.5 hours for afterschool programs.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the department to use a cost of care modeling tool to determine subsidy amounts and report findings to the Joint Committee on Health by December 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Changed the section number for the new law from §49-2-131 to §49-2-113a.

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Total actions
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Committee
6
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
To House Human Services
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
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