West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 4575 — Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education

Last action — Chapter 40, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

  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 19, 2026. 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 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill provides additional funding to the State Board of Education.

This bill aims to allocate extra funds to the State Board of Education. The intention is to support educational initiatives and address funding needs.

Summary

Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HB 4575 was amended to specify that the $8 million surplus allocation will go directly to the Hancock County Board of Education’s Financial Stability Loan Program. This change highlights a targeted use of surplus funds to support a specific educational initiative, ensuring financial stability for that county's school system. It matters because it directs state resources to help address local educational needs, potentially improving educational outcomes in Hancock County.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 4575 By Delegates McGeehan, Dean, Criss, Riley [Originating in the Committee on Finance Reported on January 19, 2026] ENG for HB 4575 A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the State Board of Education — State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED House Bill 4575 BY DELEGATESM CG EEHAN, EAN, CRIS, RILEY [Passed February 27, 2026;
in effect from passage] ENR for HB 4575 AN ACT supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the State Board of Education — State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation and language as follows:
That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0313, fiscal year 2026, organization 0402, be supplemented and amended by adding a new item of appropriation as follows:
Code Chapters 18 and 18A) Fund 0313 FY 2026 Org 0402 ENG for HB 4575 General Appro- Revenue priation Fund 38a State Board of Education - Surplus....................xxxxx...........8,000,000 The above appropriation for State Board of Education – Surplus (fund 0313, appropriation xxxxx) shall be transferred to the State Board of Education Temporary Shortfall Supplement Fund for County Boards of Education (fund xxxx) for expenditure pursuant to the provisions of W.
Code Chapters 18 and 18A) Fund 0313 FY 2026 Org 0402 General Appro- Revenue ENR for HB 4575 priation Fund 38a Hancock County Board of Education Financial Stability Loan Program - Surplus xxxxx 8,000,000 The above appropriation for State Board of Education – Surplus (fund 0313, appropriation xxxxx) shall be transferred to the State Board of Education Temporary Shortfall Supplement Fund for County Boards of Education (fund xxxx) for expenditure pursuant to the provisions of W.
ENR for HB 4575 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Originating in House Finance

  3. Reference dispensed

  4. Immediate consideration

  5. Read 1st time

  6. Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 7)

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Read 3rd time

  9. Passed House (Roll No. 8)

  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 9)

  11. Communicated to Senate

  12. Introduced in Senate

  13. To Finance

  14. To Finance

  15. Reported do pass, with amendment

  16. On 1st reading

  17. Read 1st time

  18. On 2nd reading

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. Committee Amendment Reported

  21. Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  22. Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)

  23. On 3rd reading

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed Senate (Roll No. 193)

  26. Effective from passage (Roll No. 194)

  27. Senate requests House to concur

  28. House received Senate message

  29. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 212)

  30. Effective from passage (Roll No. 213)

  31. Communicated to Senate

  32. Completed legislative action

  33. House Message received

  34. To Governor 3/2/2026 - Senate Journal

  35. Approved by Governor 3/9/2026

  36. Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - Senate Journal

  37. Chapter 40, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (148)

148 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

Roll Call

Passed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12001
Unaffiliated 16005
Total 28006
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ROSE — Not Voting
BARNHART — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
TAKUBO — Not Voting
MARTIN — Yea
TARR — Yea
MAYNARD, M — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
WELD — Yea
OLIVERIO — Yea
WILLIS — Yea
PHILLIPS — Not Voting
WOELFEL — Not Voting
GARCIA — Yea
QUEEN — Yea
WOODRUM — Not Voting
ROBERTS — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Not Voting
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea
Zack Maynard Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4575 do?
Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education
Who sponsors HB 4575?
HB 4575 is sponsored by Pat McGeehan (Republican), Mark Dean (Republican), Vernon Criss (Republican), and Clay Riley (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4575?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2026. Enacted.
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