# West Virginia HB 2166: Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission

West Virginia HB 2166, Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (Do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2166-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2166
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §18C-3-3, House Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-06: Do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2025-03-06: To House Finance (House)
- 2025-02-28: To House Education (House)
- 2025-02-21: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-17: To House Higher Education (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2166 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2166 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2166 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2166 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2166-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).