# West Virginia HB 3356: Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship West Virginia HB 3356, Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Roger Hanshaw (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Chapter 20, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3356-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 3356 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-13 - Last action: 2025-07-21, Chapter 20, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (446 yes, 137 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More funding for Hope Scholarship students: benefit, low. Beginning April 12, 2025, West Virginia adds about $28.4 million to the Hope Scholarship Program for eligible students. The money comes from the state's unspent, unallocated General Revenue balance. It increases funding for budget year 2025, which ends June 30, 2025. The law does not change who qua… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 616) | pass | 80 | 14 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 564) | pass | 32 | 2 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 563) | pass | 32 | 2 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 565) | pass | 32 | 2 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Effective 6/30/2025 (Roll No. 475) | pass | 81 | 14 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 474) | pass | 75 | 21 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 473) | fail | 36 | 62 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Motion to table motion to postpone indefinately (Roll No. 472) | pass | 78 | 20 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-07-21: Chapter 20, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Approved by Governor 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-15: To Governor 4/15/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Committee reference dispensed (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 563) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 564) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Effective from passage (Roll No. 565) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Senate requests House to concur in changed effective date (Senate) - 2025-04-12: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-12: Effective from passage (Roll No. 616) (House) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/15/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/15/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/17/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/17/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-10: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-10: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to table motion to postpone indefinately (Roll No. 472) (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 473) (House) - 2025-04-10: Passed House (Roll No. 474) (House) - 2025-04-10: Effective 6/30/2025 (Roll No. 475) (House) - 2025-04-10: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-09: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-08: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-08: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-04-07: Do pass (House) - 2025-03-13: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-03-13: To Finance (House) - 2025-03-13: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-03-13: To House Finance (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 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 - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3356 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) - 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