---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction"
description: "Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 267"
citation: "West Virginia SB 267 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmichael"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/903c3522-8d73-4b99-be80-b1c900f0c949"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=267&year=2019&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "a5fa7242588576c6529d0229300d16bec17a9d45e9f4ff5c35f0b6795c98b83d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 267 (2019) — Requiring State Board of Education adopt policy detailing level of computer science instruction

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB267%20ENR.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=267)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB267%20INTR.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=267)

## Votes

- Passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carmichael — primary (person)
- Prezioso — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2019-01-11** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-11** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-01-11** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-04** On 1st reading
- **2019-02-04** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** On 2nd reading
- **2019-02-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-06** On 3rd reading
- **2019-02-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-06** Passed Senate (Roll No. 84) `passage`
- **2019-02-06** Ordered to House
- **2019-02-07** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Reference dispensed
- **2019-02-07** Immediate consideration
- **2019-02-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-08** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2019-02-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-11** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2019-02-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-11** Passed House (Roll No. 117) `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2019-02-11** Completed legislative action
- **2019-02-12** House Message received
- **2019-02-15** To Governor 2/15/19 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-18** To Governor 2/15/19 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-18** To Governor 2/15/19 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-19** Approved by Governor 2/19/19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-20** Approved by Governor 2/19/19 - Senate Journal
- **2019-02-20** Approved by Governor 2/19/19 - House Journal
- **2019-04-16** Chapter 91, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/903c3522-8d73-4b99-be80-b1c900f0c949`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).