# West Virginia SB 280: Displaying official US motto in public schools West Virginia SB 280, Displaying official US motto in public schools, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike Azinger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 84, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB280-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 280 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Displaying official US motto in public schools - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 84, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Mike Azinger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: §18-9H-1, §18B-14-12 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (163 yes, 4 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: Mike Azinger (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patrick Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 550) | pass | 33 | 1 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 503) | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 96) | pass | 33 | 1 | | ## Actions (47) - 2025-08-08: Chapter 84, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 550) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-11: Passed House (Roll No. 503) (House) - 2025-04-11: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment rejected (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-09: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-04-09: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2025-04-09: Immediate consideration (House) - 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-27: With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-27: To House Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-21: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-13: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-03-13: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-03-13: To Education then Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-13: To House Education (House) - 2025-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 96) (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Title amendment adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2025-03-11: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-12: To Education (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-12: To Education (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 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/sb280 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb280 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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