Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
HB 4025 exempts new hires and promoted employees in West Virginia's Departments of Health Facilities, Human Services, and Health from the classified civil service system and state grievance procedures starting July 1, 2026. Current employees in these departments retain their existing civil service protections and grievance access. The bill grants department secretaries more flexibility in hiring, promotions, and compensation while maintaining prohibitions against nepotism, discrimination, and unethical practices. This change applies only to employees entering or moving within these departments after the effective date, not to current staff or governor-appointed positions.
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 15, 2026
Signed Jun 29, 2026
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The bill title was revised from a specific description of a single section amendment to a comprehensive summary of the entire bill's purpose. This change clarifies that the legislation covers multiple departments and establishes a complete policy framework rather than just a minor text edit.
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The scope description was expanded to explicitly list the Department of Health Facilities, Department of Human Services, and Department of Health, and to detail the bill's provisions regarding exemptions from civil service rules, grievance procedures, nepotism prohibitions, and federal compliance requirements.
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The document header was updated from 'S JUD AM #1' to 'S JUD AMT', likely reflecting a change in the amendment's status or type.
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The amendment description was changed from a narrow instruction to strike a section heading to a broad summary of the bill's full legislative intent and contents.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
23–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 13, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican31
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 670)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 527)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 281)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Hanshaw
RRepublican
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