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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill SB 1056 Expands Child Limits in Informal Family Child Care Homes
Last action · February 21, 2026: To JudiciarySponsor: Tom Willis
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 1056 alters the definition of in West Virginia to modify the allowed number of children in care. The bill adjusts home-based child care parameters by updating the participant limits and care conditions in state code.
Changes the legal capacity and child limits for providers operating in private residences across the state.
- Child advocacy centers in West Virginia operate as community-based organizations tied to the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network, Inc. context
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.
informal family child care providers
Providers face altered statutory limits on the number of children they are permitted to care for in an informal home setting.
Department of Health and Human Resources
The department oversees child care definitions and related family support programs referenced in the amended code.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 21, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 21, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary then Finance
- Feb 21, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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