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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill HB 4285 Authorizes Contractor Licensing Board Rule
Last action · January 30, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Doug Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4285 authorizes the Contractor Licensing Board to a relating to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act, as filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025.
Gives legal force to a specific administrative rule filed by the Contractor Licensing Board under the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Contractor Licensing Board
The board receives legislative authorization to promulgate its filed rule.
Contractors in West Virginia
Their licensing standards are governed by the rules authorized under this legislation.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 30, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2026HouseDo pass, but first to Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Government Organization
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Government Organization then Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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