# West Virginia HB 5453: To modify the school aid funding formula. West Virginia HB 5453, To modify the school aid funding formula., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-14 (On 3rd reading) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5453-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 5453 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: To modify the school aid funding formula. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-11 - Last action: 2026-03-14, On 3rd reading - Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §18-9A-27 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (194 yes, 112 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: Bill Bell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pritt - Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 703) | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 315) | fail | 24 | 67 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316) | pass | 49 | 43 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 317) | pass | 89 | 2 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-03-14: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Passed Senate (Roll No. 703) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-13: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Education com. amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Finance com. amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-09: To Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-05: To Education then Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-05: To Education (Senate) - 2026-03-04: On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment rejected (Roll No. 315) (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment adopted (Roll No. 316) (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House (Roll No. 317) (House) - 2026-03-04: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-03-02: Immediate consideration (House) - 2026-03-02: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-18: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House) - 2026-02-18: To House Finance (House) - 2026-02-17: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-11: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-02-11: To Education then Finance (House) - 2026-02-11: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-11: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2 eng.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed) - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) - HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 sub2 eng.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5453 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs) - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5453-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).