# West Virginia SB 843: Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property

West Virginia SB 843, Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles H. Clements (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB843-2025rs
- 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 843
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Charles H. Clements (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §16-11A-1, Senate Judiciary
- 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: Charles H. Clements (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb843 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb843 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb843 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb843 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-SB843-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).