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WV SB 63

enacted

Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 63 pass?

Yes. WV SB 63 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-25. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

What is WV SB 63 about?

WV SB 63 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act”.

Who sponsors WV SB 63?

Rucker is the primary sponsor of WV SB 63.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-06-25 — Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ruckerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-14

    To School Choice then Finance

  3. 2026-01-14

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-14

    To School Choice

  5. 2026-02-06

    Reported do pass, but first to Finance

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-06

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-25

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-02-25

    Immediate consideration

  9. 2026-02-25

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-02-26

    On 2nd reading

  11. 2026-02-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-27

    On 3rd reading

  13. 2026-02-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2026-02-27

    Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading

  15. 2026-02-27

    Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote)

  16. 2026-02-27

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 251)

    passage

  17. 2026-02-27

    Ordered to House

  18. 2026-03-02

    House received Senate message

  19. 2026-03-02

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  20. 2026-03-02

    To Education then Finance

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-02

    To House Education

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-08

    Markup Discussion

  23. 2026-03-11

    With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-11

    Immediate consideration

  25. 2026-03-11

    Motion to dispense the second reference adopted (Roll No. 386)

  26. 2026-03-11

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  27. 2026-03-12

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  28. 2026-03-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  29. 2026-03-12

    Amendment reported by the Clerk

  30. 2026-03-12

    Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  31. 2026-03-13

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  32. 2026-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  33. 2026-03-13

    Passed House (Roll No. 514)

    passage

  34. 2026-03-13

    Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  35. 2026-03-13

    Effective from passage (Roll No. 515)

  36. 2026-03-13

    Communicated to Senate

  37. 2026-03-14

    House Message received

  38. 2026-03-14

    Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 662)

  39. 2026-03-14

    Effective from passage (Roll No. 663)

  40. 2026-03-14

    Communicated to House

  41. 2026-03-14

    Completed legislative action

  42. 2026-03-19

    To Governor 3/19/2026

    executive-receipt

  43. 2026-03-14

    To Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  44. 2026-03-25

    Approved by Governor 3/25/2026

    executive-signature

  45. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-signature

  46. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal

    executive-signature

  47. 2026-06-25

    Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

    became-law

Versions

  • Motion to dispense the second reference adopted (Roll No. 386)Compare
  • sb63 h edu am _1 adopted.htmCompare
  • sb63 sfa rucker _1 2-27 adopted.htmCompare
  • sb63 hfat statler 3-12 adopted.htmCompare
  • Introduced VersionCompare
  • Engrossed VersionCompare
  • Enrolled VersionCompare

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-02-27 · pass · 29-4

    Member-level votes (34)
    • AZINGER: yes
    • HART: no
    • ROSE: yes
    • BARNHART: yes
    • HELTON: yes
    • RUCKER: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • JEFFRIES: yes
    • TAKUBO: yes
    • BARTLETT: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • TARR: other
    • 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: yes
    • WOELFEL: no
    • GARCIA: no
    • QUEEN: yes
    • WOODRUM: yes
    • GRADY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • MR PRESIDENT: yes
    • HAMILTON: no
  • DISPENSE 2ND REFERENCE

    2026-03-11 · pass · 82-12

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

    2026-03-13 · pass · 70-21

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

    2026-03-13 · pass · 78-16

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

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