# West Virginia SB 388: Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms

West Virginia SB 388, Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Amy Grady (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-02 (To Education then Judiciary) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB388-2026rs
- 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 SB 388
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-02-02, To Education then Judiciary
- Sponsor: Amy Grady (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §18-9I-1, House Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (38 yes, 29 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: Amy Grady (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 19) | pass | 30 | 4 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Floor amendments rejected (Roll No. 15) | fail | 8 | 25 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-02-02: To Education then Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-30: House received Senate message (House)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-30: To House Education (House)
- 2026-01-29: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Passed Senate (Roll No. 19) (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Floor amendments rejected (Roll No. 15) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: To Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: To Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb388 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb388 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)
- 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 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb388 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb388 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
- [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 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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB388-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).