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Committee

Workforce

Roster

Members · 11

Rollan Roberts

R ·Republican ·District 9

Chair

Jack Woodrum

R ·Republican ·District 10

Vice Chair

Ben Queen

R ·Republican ·District 12

Bill Hamilton

R ·Republican ·District 11

Chris Rose

R ·Republican ·District 2

Darren Thorne

R ·Republican ·District 15

Eric Tarr

R ·Republican ·District 4

Mike Woelfel

D ·Democratic ·District 5

Ryan Weld

R ·Republican ·District 1

Scott Fuller

R ·Republican ·District 5

Vince Deeds

R ·Republican ·District 10

Committee

Members: 11
Chamber: Senate Committee
Status: Active

Party Breakdown

Democratic

Republican

Past 5

Mar 9, 2026

1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5480 - Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program. 5. ORG2 Resolution – Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the ongoing water crisis affecting the southern counties of WV. 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment

HB 5480

Mar 4, 2026

1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4522 - Banning Foreign-backed spending on State Ballot Issues. 5. Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5582 - Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF. 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment

HB 4522 HB 5582

Mar 4, 2026

1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5582 - Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF. 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment

HB 5582

Mar 4, 2026

1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5582 - Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF. 5. Presenters  Dakota McGinn  Lilith Cherry  Barbara Delauder 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment

HB 5582

Feb 23, 2026

1. Roll Call - Establish Quorum 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Originating Resolution Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the effectiveness and efficiency of the Public Service Commission. 4. S. B. 1038 - Adjusting salaries for administrative law judges employed in WorkForce WV Board of Review. 5. S. B. 1053 - Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia. 6. Presentations • Rebecca J Gillam, MSW, PhD, Portfolio Director, Home- and Community-based Services, West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute, Direct Care Workforce Pilot: Results and Opportunities • Jeff Green, Deputy Executive Director, Workforce WV • Vanessa Smith, The Store House – Health to Prosperity Transitional Housing and Workforce Pipeline 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment

SB 1053 SB 1038