# West Virginia HB 2651: Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees

West Virginia HB 2651, Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chuck Horst (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-21 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2651-2025rs
- 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 2651
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-21, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §18-5-32, House Education
- 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: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-21: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-20: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-20: To Education (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2651 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2651 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/hb2651 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2651 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-HB2651-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).