# West Virginia SB 516: Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools

West Virginia SB 516, Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robbie Morris (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-14 (Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB516-2025rs
- 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 516
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-03-14, Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §18-9A-2, §18-9A-13, Senate Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-14: Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: To Education then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: To Education (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb516 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)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB516-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).