# West Virginia HB 2167: Relating to public charter schools code provisions West Virginia HB 2167, Relating to public charter schools code provisions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-30 (Chapter 95, Acts, Regular Session, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2167-2025rs - 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 2167 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Relating to public charter schools code provisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-07-30, Chapter 95, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: §18-5G-3, §18-5G-4, §18-5G-7, §18-5G-14a - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (203 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New charter option for high-risk students: benefit, high. West Virginia allows alternative public charter schools for high-risk students, with Charter School Board approval and certification. At first enrollment, at least 70% of students must meet high-risk criteria, with each student counted once. Qualifying groups include expelled students, students sus… - Tuition and fee limits protect families: benefit, low. West Virginia public charter schools cannot charge full-time tuition. They can charge tuition or fees only when noncharter public schools may do so. Examples include permitted charges for part-time Hope Scholarship enrollment or student activities. - Charter schools gain more operating flexibility: benefit, low. Charter teachers without West Virginia certification or licensing can supervise state tests after successfully completing annual proctor training. Schools must keep a list of staff who complete that training. Conversion charter and program conversion applications are due April 30 of the proposed sc… - Schools track students after charter transfers: benefit, low. When a student leaves a charter school and enrolls elsewhere, the receiving school or district is responsible for tracking them. The departing charter must notify the attendance director in the student's home county by phone, electronically, or in writing. This covers transfers to public schools, o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 553) | pass | 91 | 7 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 427) | pass | 32 | 2 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 265) | pass | 80 | 17 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-07-30: Chapter 95, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-25: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 (House) - 2025-04-15: To Governor 4/15/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/15/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/15/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-11: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-11: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 553) (House) - 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-11: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-10: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Passed Senate (Roll No. 427) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Laid over on 2nd reading 4/8/2025, com. amend pending (Senate) - 2025-04-07: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Laid over on 2nd reading 4/7/2025, com. amend pending (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Education (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Education (Senate) - 2025-03-31: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-31: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-31: Passed House (Roll No. 265) (House) - 2025-03-31: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-28: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-26: By substitute for substitute, do pass (House) - 2025-03-24: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-04: To House Education (House) - 2025-02-26: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-02-17: To House Educational Choice (House) - 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-02-12: To Education (House) - 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-12: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 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 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 sub2 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2167 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 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 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB102-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2167-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).