Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
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There are 57 bill(s) regarding Education (Higher)
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 41 | Creating Standardized Testing Choice Act | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 69 | Requiring higher education institutions to accept Classic Learning Test | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 125 | Providing medical examination transportation services for students who seek support after experiencing sexual violence | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 166 | Relating to eligibility for WV Invests Grant Program | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| SB 177 | Providing certified law-enforcement officers tuition-free education up to highest tuition rate for public higher education in WV | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 202 | Exempting certain military veterans and their dependents from tuition | Pending | Senate Military | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 236 | Relating to trespassing on premises of higher education institution | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 386 | Creating mobile training team for school safety | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| SB 414 | Keep Accreditation About Academics Act | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| SB 445 | Adding Potomac State College as eligible institution for participation in Learn and Earn Program | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| SB 476 | Selecting Neutral Accreditors Act | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| SB 483 | Creating WV Officials Training Program Act | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| SB 502 | Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act | Signed | Effective July 1, 2026 | ||
| SB 551 | Restoring voting rights to faculty, student, and employee members of institutional boards of governors | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| SB 609 | Exempting students of higher education from compulsory vaccination requirements | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| SB 618 | Prohibiting public funds from supporting low-earning outcome postsecondary degree programs | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| SB 638 | Creating Forensic Pathology Recruitment Program | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| SB 675 | Relating to composition of boards of governors in higher education | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| SB 781 | Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 | Signed | Effective from passage - (March 10, 2026) | ||
| SB 913 | Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| SB 1027 | Modifying WV Invests Grant Program eligibility requirements | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 02/20/26 |
| HB 4002 | Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory | Vetoed | Vetoed | ||
| HB 4065 | Relating to the membership of the Hope Scholarship Board | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 4081 | To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant. | Pending | Senate Education | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4082 | Require the West Virginia Department of Education to provide a complete and in-depth budget for review to the Legislature. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4087 | To create a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance. | Signed | Effective March 17, 2026 | ||
| HB 4102 | Requiring publicly funded medical schools to teach certain life-saving methods | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4116 | Relating to eligiblity for WV Invests Grant Program | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4119 | Establishing the West Virginia TEACH Scholarship Program | Pending | House Higher Education | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4189 | Relating to Hope Scholarships awards | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4193 | Per-Credit Tuition for WV Community Colleges | Pending | House Higher Education | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4485 | Allow education employees to donate sick leave to co-workers for maternity leave | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/20/26 |
| HB 4533 | Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4587 | Prohibiting public funds from supporting low-earning outcome postsecondary degree programs | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/23/26 |
| HB 4592 | Relating to college campus safety | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4693 | To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions. | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/19/26 |
| HB 4768 | Relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| HB 4859 | Allowing a county board of education participating in the operation of a multicounty vocational center to withdraw | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4958 | To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/21/26 |
| HB 4961 | Cap the amount of family income eligible for Hope Scholarships | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 5010 | Prohibiting institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from accepting gifts partnerships, or other funding relationships from foreign adversaries. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5047 | To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5110 | Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for senior citizens auditing certain college classes | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 5111 | To prohibit public colleges and universities in this state from requiring vaccines for admission. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5143 | Relating to Social Media privacy and educational institutions | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5148 | Student Bill of Rights | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5205 | Requiring the State Board of Education to create model policies on the use of technology and artifical intelligence in a public school classroom | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5212 | Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 5244 | To institute the Learn and Earn program for four-year schools. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5245 | Creating the Governor’s Cup competition | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5268 | Mountaineer Games Sports League | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5354 | Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education | Signed | Effective from passage - (March 13, 2026) | ||
| HB 5362 | Relating to Hope Scholarships awards | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5384 | To authorize the HEPC to be able to adjust the required composite testing score for ACT and SAT in regard to PROMISE scholarship year to year in order to maximize the number of awards | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5578 | To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the state | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5607 | Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5677 | To create the Career Pipeline for Coalfield Counties Act. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/17/26 |