HB 3192 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

To repeal obsolete, conflicting or inoperative provisions of code that pertain to higher education

HB 3192 repeals numerous outdated, conflicting, or inoperative sections of West Virginia's education code that pertained to higher education institutions. The bill specifically removes provisions related to West Virginia University (Article 11), revenue bonds for university capital improvements (Article 11A), university facilities (Article 11B), and athletic facilities at West Virginia University (Article 11D) and Marshall University (Article 11E). It also repeals sections concerning state teachers' colleges (Article 12) and Marshall University capital improvements (Article 12A). This legislation streamlines the legal code by eliminating redundant or obsolete language, making the code more accessible for legal interpretation and application. The bill was approved by the Governor in April 2025 and became effective on July 31, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed Jul 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Committee Substitute · 8 edits

MODERATE

The Committee Substitute narrowed the scope of this higher education code cleanup bill by removing several revenue bond articles and specific sections from the repeal list. The introduced version sought to repeal provisions across Articles 11A, 11B, 11D, 11E, 12A, 12B, and 18B-19 (all related to university capital improvement bonds and facilities), but the substitute drops all of those. This suggests the committee determined those bond-related provisions are still operative or relevant, while the remaining sections targeted for repeal remain genuinely antiquated or duplicative.

SCOPE

Entire Articles 11A, 11B, 11D, and 11E (revenue bonds for WVU capital improvements, facilities, and athletic facilities) were removed from the repeal list, meaning those bond authorities remain in effect.

Entire Articles 12A and 12B (revenue bonds for Marshall University capital improvements and system-basis capital improvements) were removed from the repeal list.

Article 19 under Chapter 18B (Capital Projects and Facilities Needs, sections 18B-19-1 and 18B-19-9) was removed from the repeal list.

Section 18-11-6a was removed from the West Virginia University article repeal list.

Sections 18B-1-1a and 18B-1-3 were removed from the governance provisions repeal, leaving only 18B-1-8 and 18B-1-11 to be repealed.

Section 18B-2A-6 was removed from the public school service program and university status repeal list.

Section 18B-4-5a (crimes committed on campuses) was removed from the general administration repeal, leaving only 18B-4-2a (development of benefit programs).

TECHNICAL

Delegate Kump was removed from the list of bill sponsors; the bill is now carried by Delegates Ellington, Statler, and Toney only.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Mar 31, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/8/2025 - Senate Journal

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/8/2025 - House Journal

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/8/2025

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 257)

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

To Education

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 128)

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

By substitute, do pass

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

To House Education

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

To Education

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors