# West Virginia HB 2897: Permitting the Legislative Auditor to conduct periodic performance and financial audits of the West Virginia Department of Education

West Virginia HB 2897, Permitting the Legislative Auditor to conduct periodic performance and financial audits of the West Virginia Department of Education, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Chapter 3, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2897
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Permitting the Legislative Auditor to conduct periodic performance and financial audits of the West Virginia Department of Education
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-07-21, Chapter 3, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
- Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: §18-2-46
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 0 no in all)
- 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: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 371) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 273) | pass | 95 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2025-07-21: Chapter 3, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-25: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: To Governor 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: To Governor 4/12/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/14/2025 - 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)
- 2025-04-09: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-04-08: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Senate (Roll No. 371) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Communicated to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Completed legislative action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Reported do pass (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. 273) (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: Do pass (House)
- 2025-03-24: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-18: By substitute, do pass, but first to Government Organization (House)
- 2025-03-18: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2025-03-11: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-11: To House Education (House)
- 2025-03-11: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-05: To House Public Education (House)
- 2025-02-24: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-24: To Education then Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 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/hb2897 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 sub1 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2897 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-HB2897-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).