WV SB 644

died on adjournment

Requiring Economic Development Authority participate in federal tax credit scholarship program

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 644 pass?

No. WV SB 644 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 (2026-03-03): To House Education

What is WV SB 644 about?

WV SB 644 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring Economic Development Authority participate in federal tax credit scholarship program”.

Who sponsors WV SB 644?

Rucker is the primary sponsor of WV SB 644, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-03-03 — To House Education
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Education (K12)

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-28
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-28
To School Choice
2026-01-28
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-28
To School Choice
2026-02-25
Committee substitute reported
2026-02-25
Immediate consideration
2026-02-25
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-26
On 2nd reading
2026-02-26
Laid over on 2nd reading 2/26/26
2026-02-27
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-27
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-02
On 3rd reading
2026-03-02
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-02
Passed Senate (Roll No. 273)
passage
2026-03-02
Title amendment adopted
2026-03-02
Effective from passage (Roll No. 274)
2026-03-02
Ordered to House
2026-03-03
House received Senate message
2026-03-03
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-03-03
To Education
referral-committee
2026-03-03
To House Education
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-03-02 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: other
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: other
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: other
- 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: other
- GARCIA: yes
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- 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=644&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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