WV HB 5453

died on adjournment

To modify the school aid funding formula.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5453 pass?

No. WV HB 5453 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-14): Senate requests House to concur

What is WV HB 5453 about?

WV HB 5453 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To modify the school aid funding formula.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5453?

Ellington is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5453, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-11
Latest action: 2026-03-14 — Senate requests House to concur
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education (K12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-11
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-11
To Education then Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-11
To House Education
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Markup Discussion
2026-02-18
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-18
To House Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-02
By substitute, do pass
2026-03-02
Immediate consideration
2026-03-02
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-03
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-03
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-04
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-03-04
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 315)
amendment-failure
2026-03-04
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316)
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Passed House (Roll No. 317)
passage
2026-03-04
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-05
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-03-05
To Education then Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-05
To Education
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-09
To Finance
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Reported do pass, with amendment
committee-passage
2026-03-12
Immediate consideration
2026-03-12
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-13
On 2nd reading
2026-03-13
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-13
Education com. amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
2026-03-13
Finance com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-14
On 3rd reading
2026-03-14
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-14
Passed Senate (Roll No. 703)
passage
2026-03-14
Title amendment adopted
2026-03-14
Senate requests House to concur

Versions

Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316)Compare
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Introduced VersionCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare
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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-03-04 · pass · 89-2
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Akers: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Amos: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Anders: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Roop: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Browning: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Linville: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Green: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Marple: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Martin: yes
- Vance: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Masters: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hite: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- White: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hornby: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Criss: yes
- Horst: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Hott: yes
- Moore: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dean: yes
- Eldridge: no
- Ridenour: no
- Drennan: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Willis: not voting
- Hornbuckle: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Watt: not voting
- Zatezalo: not voting
HFA HOWELL, G. 3-2 #1
2026-03-04 · pass · 49-43
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Anders: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Bell: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Roop: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Linville: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Marple: yes
- Vance: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Masters: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Williams: yes
- Clay: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Dean: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Akers: no
- Ellington: no
- Jeffries: no
- Riley: no
- Amos: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Jennings: no
- Rohrbach: no
- Anderson: no
- Foggin: no
- Kimble: no
- Sheedy: no
- Browning: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Kyle: no
- Smith, D: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Gearheart: no
- Leavitt: no
- Statler: no
- Butler: no
- Hansen: no
- Lucas: no
- Street: no
- Clark: no
- Heckert: no
- Martin: no
- Toney: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Hite: no
- Maynor: no
- White: no
- Cooper: no
- Horst: no
- McCormick: no
- Worrell: no
- Criss: no
- Hott: no
- Phillips: no
- Zatezalo: no
- Crouse: no
- Howell, T: no
- Ridenour: no
- Drennan: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Willis: not voting
- Hornbuckle: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Watt: not voting
PUSHKIN 3-3
2026-03-04 · fail · 24-67
Member-level votes (99)
- Bell: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Dean: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Vance: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Martin: yes
- Williams: yes
- Adkins: no
- Crouse: no
- Jennings: no
- Ridenour: no
- Akers: no
- Ellington: no
- Jordan: no
- Riley: no
- Amos: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Kelly: no
- Rohrbach: no
- Anders: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Kimble: no
- Roop: no
- Anderson: no
- Gearheart: no
- Kyle: no
- Sheedy: no
- Brooks: no
- Green: no
- Linville: no
- Smith, D: no
- Browning: no
- Hall: no
- Lucas: no
- Statler: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Heckert: no
- Mallow: no
- Stephens: no
- Butler: no
- Hillenbrand: no
- Marple: no
- Street: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Hite: no
- Masters: no
- Toney: no
- Canterbury: no
- Holstein: no
- Maynor: no
- Ward, B: no
- Chiarelli: no
- Hornby: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Ward, G: no
- Clark: no
- Horst: no
- McCormick: no
- White: no
- Clay: no
- Hott: no
- McGeehan: no
- Worrell: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Howell, G: no
- Miller: no
- Zatezalo: no
- Cooper: no
- Howell, T: no
- Phillips: no
- Speaker Hanshaw: no
- Criss: no
- Jeffries: no
- Pinson: no
- Drennan: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Willis: not voting
- Hornbuckle: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Watt: not voting
- Young: not voting
Passage
2026-03-14 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: other
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: yes
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: yes
- MORRIS: yes
- WELD: yes
- DEEDS: yes
- OLIVERIO: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: other
- WOELFEL: yes
- GARCIA: yes
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5453&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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