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House Bill 5453

	Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION:	S Senate requests House to concur 03/14/26
SUMMARY:	To modify the school aid funding formula.
LEAD SPONSOR:	Ellington
SPONSORS:	Statler, Toney, Hornby, Willis, Shamblin, Bell, Pritt, Campbell, Dean, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker)
BILL TEXT: Bill Definitions	Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Committee Substitute - html \| pdf \| docx Introduced Version - html \| pdf \| docx
CODE AFFECTED:	§18–9A–27 (New Code)
FISCAL NOTES:	Education, WV Department of Treasurer's Office, WV
FLOOR AMENDMENTS: Floor Amend. Definitions	hb5453 hfat ellington 3-14 _1.htm hb5453 sfat grady _1 3-14.htm hb5453 sfat grady _1 3-14 adopted.htm hb5453 hfa pushkin 3-3.htm hb5453 hfa pushkin 3-3 rejected.htm hb5453 hfa howell, g. 3-2 _1.htm hb5453 hfa howell, g. 3-2 _1 adopted.htm
COM. AMENDMENTS: Com. Amend. Definitions	hb5453 ellington am 3-14 _1.htm hb5453 s fin am _1 3-12.htm hb5453 s fin am _1 3-12 adopted.htm hb5453 s ed am _1 3-9.htm hb5453 s ed am _1 3-9 withdrawn.htm
ROLL CALL VOTES:	House - Amendment rejected (Roll No. 315) House - Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316) House - Passed House (Roll No. 317) Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 703)
SUBJECT(S):	Education (K12)

ACTIONS:

Chamber	Description	Date	Journal Page
S	Senate requests House to concur	03/14/26	333
S	Title amendment adopted	03/14/26	332-333
S	Passed Senate (Roll No. 703)	03/14/26	332
S	Read 3rd time	03/14/26	332
S	On 3rd reading	03/14/26
S	Finance com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)	03/13/26	131-138
S	Education com. amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent	03/13/26	131
S	Read 2nd time	03/13/26	131
S	On 2nd reading	03/13/26
S	Read 1st time	03/12/26	183
S	Immediate consideration	03/12/26	183
S	Reported do pass, with amendment	03/12/26	183
S	To Finance	03/09/26	59
S	Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance	03/09/26	58
S	To Education	03/05/26	386
S	To Education then Finance	03/05/26
S	Introduced in Senate	03/05/26	386
H	Communicated to Senate	03/04/26
H	Passed House (Roll No. 317)	03/04/26
H	Read 3rd time	03/04/26
H	Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316)	03/04/26
H	Amendment rejected (Roll No. 315)	03/04/26
H	Amendment reported by the Clerk	03/04/26
H	Read 3rd time	03/04/26
H	On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar	03/04/26
H	Read 2nd time	03/03/26
H	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar	03/03/26
H	Read 1st time	03/02/26
H	Immediate consideration	03/02/26
H	By substitute, do pass	03/02/26
H	To House Finance	02/18/26
H	By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance	02/18/26
H	Markup Discussion	02/17/26
H	To House Education	02/11/26
H	Introduced in House	02/11/26
H	To Education then Finance	02/11/26
H	Filed for introduction	02/11/26