# West Virginia HB 2737: To establish the Higher Education Heath and Aid Grant

West Virginia HB 2737, To establish the Higher Education Heath and Aid Grant, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jimmy Willis (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2737-2025rs
- 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 2737
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To establish the Higher Education Heath and Aid Grant
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-03-24, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §18B-22-1, §18B-22-2, §18B-22-3, §18B-22-4, §18B-22-5, §18B-22-6, 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: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jarred Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House

## Actions (10)

- 2025-03-24: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2025-03-24: To House Finance (House)
- 2025-03-20: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-13: To House Education (House)
- 2025-03-11: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Higher Education (House)
- 2025-02-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-21: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-21: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2737 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-HB2737-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).