# West Virginia HB 3285: Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

West Virginia HB 3285, Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shawn Fluharty (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-10 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 3285
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-03-10, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Shawn Fluharty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §18C-7-6, 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: Shawn Fluharty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hollis Lewis (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-10: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-10: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-10: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3285 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3285 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/hb3285 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3285 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-HB3285-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).