West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 4829 — Relating to employment of service personnel and removing the requirement for a high school diploma or general education development certificate.

Last action — Chapter 244, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HB 4829 include a change in terminology that clarifies a section reference from "section" to "paragraph." Additionally, the bill has been renamed to reflect its focus on service personnel employment, specifically allowing school bus drivers aged 21 and older to qualify without needing a high school diploma or GED. This change is significant as it aims to address staffing shortages by broadening the pool of candidates eligible to drive school buses.

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HB4829 S ED AMT #1 3-4Osgood  7820 The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
HB4829 S ED AM #1 3-4Osgood  7820 The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page 1, section 5, line 10, by striking out the word “section” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “paragraph”;And,On page 1, section 5, line 11, by striking out the word “custodians”.  AdoptedRejected
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for House Bill 4829 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to employment of service personnel and removing the requirement for a high school diploma or general education development certificate for school bus drivers who are 21 years of age or older.     AdoptedRejected
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Action History

  1. Chapter 244, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  2. Approved by Governor 3/27/24

  3. To Governor 3/21/2024

  4. Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/21/2024 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/21/2024 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 690)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 408)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading

  20. Read 1st time

  21. Immediate consideration

  22. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  23. To Education

  24. To Education

  25. Introduced in Senate

  26. Communicated to Senate

  27. Passed House (Roll No. 314)

  28. Read 3rd time

  29. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  30. Read 2nd time

  31. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  32. Read 1st time

  33. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  34. By substitute, do pass

  35. To House Education

  36. Introduced in House

  37. To Education

  38. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 89 Yea · 5 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 62202
Democrat 6200
Unaffiliated 21104
Total 89506
% of votes cast 89%5%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Forsht — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Foster — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Warner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Devault — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Householder — Yea
Fast — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Espinosa — Nay
Kump — Not Voting
Ross — Not Voting
Steele — Not Voting
Martin — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Nay
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Not Voting
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Unaffiliated 16001
Democrat 1000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MARONEY — Not Voting
STOVER — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
HUNT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 88 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 62400
Unaffiliated 21500
Democrat 5201
Total 881101
% of votes cast 88%11%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Jeffries — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Ross — Yea
Foster — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Martin — Yea
Steele — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Warner — Yea
Devault — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Householder — Yea
Fast — Yea
Summers — Nay
Winzenreid — Nay
Espinosa — Nay
Tully — Nay
Linville — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Nay
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Not Voting
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Nay
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4829?
HB 4829 is sponsored by Wayne Clark (Republican), Josh Holstein (Republican), Joe Ellington (Republican), Jeff Campbell (Republican), Dana Ferrell (Republican), Joe Statler (Republican), Christopher W. Toney (Republican), and Stanley Adkins (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4829?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2024. Enacted.
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