# West Virginia HB 2528: To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments West Virginia HB 2528, To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric Brooks (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-30 (Chapter 97, Acts, Regular Session, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2528-2025rs - 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 2528 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-07-30, Chapter 97, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: §18-2-25 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Private school students gain county tournament access: benefit, low. West Virginia elementary and middle school students in private, religious, or other nonpublic schools can join end-of-season county athletic tournaments. Students must have played against at least two public schools during the previous regular athletic season. This access does not include invitatio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pritt ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 555) | pass | 96 | 1 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 431) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 233) | pass | 91 | 1 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-07-30: Chapter 97, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-28: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-11: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-11: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 555) (House) - 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-11: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-10: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Passed Senate (Roll No. 431) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-09: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-31: To Education (Senate) - 2025-03-31: To Education (Senate) - 2025-03-28: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-28: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-28: Passed House (Roll No. 233) (House) - 2025-03-28: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-26: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-26: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-25: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2025-03-21: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-11: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-11: To House Education (House) - 2025-02-26: To House Educational Choice (House) - 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-02-18: To Education (House) - 2025-02-18: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-18: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 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/hb2528 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2528 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) - 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