Bill Commons

WV HB 4425

enacted

To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4425 pass?

Yes. WV HB 4425 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-29. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chapter 122, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

What is WV HB 4425 about?

WV HB 4425 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4425?

Gearheart is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4425, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chapter 122, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gearheartprimary
  • Kellycosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Roopcosponsor
  • Stephenscosponsor
  • Prittcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-16

    To Education

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-16

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-16

    To House Education

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-24

    Markup Discussion

  6. 2026-02-26

    Do pass

  7. 2026-02-27

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. 2026-02-27

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  9. 2026-03-02

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. 2026-03-02

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-03

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. 2026-03-03

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2026-03-03

    Passed House (Roll No. 257)

    passage

  14. 2026-03-03

    Effective date rejected (Roll No. 258)

  15. 2026-03-03

    Communicated to Senate

  16. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  17. 2026-03-05

    To Education

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-05

    To Education

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-10

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-03-11

    On 1st reading

  21. 2026-03-11

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  22. 2026-03-12

    On 2nd reading

  23. 2026-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  24. 2026-03-13

    On 3rd reading

  25. 2026-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2026-03-13

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 536)

    passage

  27. 2026-03-13

    Communicated to House

  28. 2026-03-13

    Completed legislative action

  29. 2026-03-14

    To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  30. 2026-03-18

    To Governor 3/18/2026

    executive-receipt

  31. 2026-03-31

    Approved by Governor 3/31/2026

    executive-signature

  32. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/31/2026 - House Journal

    executive-signature

  33. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/31/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-signature

  34. 2026-06-29

    Chapter 122, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-03-03 · pass · 78-19

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Flanigan: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Pushkin: yes
    • Amos: yes
    • Fluharty: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Shamblin: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Gearheart: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Smith, D: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Canterbury: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Maynor: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Clay: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • Vance: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Ward, G: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Dillon: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Petitto: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Anders: no
    • Chiarelli: no
    • Howell, T: no
    • Ward, B: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Coop-Gonzalez: no
    • Kimble: no
    • White: no
    • Burkhammer: no
    • Crouse: no
    • Martin: no
    • Willis: no
    • Butler: no
    • Ellington: no
    • Mazzocchi: no
    • Worrell: no
    • Cannon, J: no
    • Hornby: no
    • Ridenour: no
    • Jordan: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting

  • EFFECT Jul 01, 2027

    2026-03-03 · fail · 37-59

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Akers: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Anders: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Kimble: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • White: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Cannon, J: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Adkins: no
    • Fehrenbacher: no
    • Kelly: no
    • Rohrbach: no
    • Amos: no
    • Ferrell: no
    • Kyle: no
    • Roop: no
    • Anderson: no
    • Flanigan: no
    • Leavitt: no
    • Shamblin: no
    • Bell: no
    • Fluharty: no
    • Linville: no
    • Sheedy: no
    • Browning: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Lucas: no
    • Smith, D: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Gearheart: no
    • Mallow: no
    • Statler: no
    • Canterbury: no
    • Hall: no
    • Marple: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Clark: no
    • Hamilton: no
    • Maynor: no
    • Toney: no
    • Clay: no
    • Hansen: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Vance: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Heckert: no
    • Moore: no
    • Ward, G: no
    • Criss: no
    • Hillenbrand: no
    • Parsons: no
    • Watt: no
    • Dillon: no
    • Hite: no
    • Petitto: no
    • Williams: no
    • Dittman: no
    • Hott: no
    • Pritt: no
    • Young: no
    • Drennan: no
    • Howell, G: no
    • Pushkin: no
    • Zatezalo: no
    • Ellington: no
    • Jennings: no
    • Riley: no
    • Eldridge: not voting
    • Jordan: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting

  • Passage

    2026-03-13 · pass · 20-14

    Member-level votes (34)
    • AZINGER: no
    • HART: yes
    • ROSE: no
    • BARNHART: yes
    • HELTON: no
    • RUCKER: no
    • BARRETT: no
    • JEFFRIES: yes
    • TAKUBO: no
    • BARTLETT: yes
    • MARTIN: no
    • TARR: yes
    • CHAPMAN: no
    • MAYNARD, M: no
    • TAYLOR: no
    • CHARNOCK: yes
    • MAYNARD, Z: yes
    • THORNE: no
    • CLEMENTS: yes
    • MORRIS: yes
    • WELD: no
    • DEEDS: yes
    • OLIVERIO: yes
    • WILLIS: no
    • FULLER: yes
    • PHILLIPS: yes
    • WOELFEL: yes
    • GARCIA: yes
    • QUEEN: yes
    • WOODRUM: yes
    • GRADY: yes
    • ROBERTS: no
    • MR PRESIDENT: yes
    • HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4425&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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