# West Virginia HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. West Virginia HB 5537, Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ellington (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-14 (Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694)) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5537-2026rs - 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- Bill: West Virginia HB 5537 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-16 - Last action: 2026-03-14, Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694) - Sponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §18-2I-1, §18-2I-2, §18-3-13, §18-5-26, §18-8-6 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (624 yes, 555 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: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pritt - Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Statler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | House | Amendment adopted (Roll No. 716) | pass | 69 | 26 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694) | fail | 47 | 49 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 710) | fail | 36 | 56 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion to limit debate to 5 minutes per amendment adopted (Roll No. 709) | pass | 47 | 43 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion to limit debate to 90 seconds per amendment rejected (Roll No. 708) | fail | 28 | 62 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 717) | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion to table amendment rejected (Roll No. 712) | fail | 43 | 49 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 711) | fail | 38 | 58 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Motion for previous quesstion rejected (Roll No. 713) | fail | 40 | 52 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 715) | fail | 21 | 74 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 714) | fail | 29 | 60 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Ruling of chair challenged (Roll No. 574) | fail | 12 | 18 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 575) | pass | 24 | 7 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 270) | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-03-14: Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694) (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion to table rejected (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion to limit debate to 90 seconds per amendment rejected (Roll No. 708) (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion to limit debate to 5 minutes per amendment adopted (Roll No. 709) (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 710) (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment rejected (Roll No. 711) (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion to table amendment rejected (Roll No. 712) (House) - 2026-03-14: Motion for previous quesstion rejected (Roll No. 713) (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment rejected (Roll No. 714) (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment rejected (Roll No. 715) (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-14: Amendment adopted (Roll No. 716) (House) - 2026-03-14: Passed House (Roll No. 717) (House) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Committee amendment reported (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Com. amend. as amended ruled not germane (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Ruling of chair challenged (Roll No. 574) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Passed Senate (Roll No. 575) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-13: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-12: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-04: To Education (Senate) - 2026-03-04: To Education (Senate) - 2026-03-03: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed House (Roll No. 270) (House) - 2026-03-03: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-27: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-26: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-24: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-16: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-02-16: To Education (House) - 2026-02-16: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-16: To House Education (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 sub1 eng.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - 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[Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5537 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) - 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