WV HB5607 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-16 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-16 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to increase PROMISE scholarships to persons majoring in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields to pay the full cost of tuition, room and board.
Title
Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Sponsors
| Del. Shawn Fluharty [D] | Del. Sean Hornbuckle [D] | Del. Hollis Lewis [D] | Del. Rick Garcia [D] |
| Del. Anitra Hamilton [D] | Del. John Williams [D] | Del. Evan Hansen [D] | Del. Mike Pushkin [D] |
| Del. Bill Flanigan [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | House | To House Education |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2026-02-16 | House | To Education then Finance |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18C | 7 | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
