---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs"
description: "Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 474"
citation: "West Virginia SB 474 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 98
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-14"
last_action: "2025-08-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a429b95-2f8f-446e-8793-31c8821e46e8"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=474&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "4e352543c5e46b2827ef4b67c8957e7a338a2732d6b59116d78a41afcc819536"
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 474 (2025) — Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment adopted (Roll No. 621)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/house/00621.pdf)
2. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb474%20sub1.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=474)
3. **Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb474%20sub2.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=474)
4. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb474%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=474)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb474%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=474)
6. **Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 608)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/04-12-0608.pdf)
7. **Motion to concur in House amendments adopted(Roll No. 609)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/04-12-0609.pdf)
8. **Motion to withdraw suspension of Joint Rule 3 and concurrence adopted (Roll No. 607)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/04-12-0607.pdf)
9. **sb474 hfa hornbuckle 4-11 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb474%20hfa%20hornbuckle%204-11%20_1%20adopted.htm)
10. **sb474 hfa hornbuckle 4-11 _3 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb474%20hfa%20hornbuckle%204-11%20_3%20adopted.htm)
11. **sb474 hfa young 4-10 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb474%20hfa%20young%204-10%20_1%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **87–12** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **32–2** (pass) · upper
- HFA YOUNG 4-10 #1 — **63–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-14** To Judiciary then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-14** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-02-14** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2025-03-11** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
- **2025-03-24** Immediate consideration
- **2025-03-24** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** On 2nd reading
- **2025-03-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** On 3rd reading
- **2025-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Passed Senate (Roll No. 181) `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Ordered to House
- **2025-03-26** House received Senate message
- **2025-03-26** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2025-03-26** To Education then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** To House Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Markup Discussion
- **2025-04-04** With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-04** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07** Markup Discussion
- **2025-04-08** Do pass
- **2025-04-09** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2025-04-09** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2025-04-11** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2025-04-11** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2025-04-11** Placed at foot of 3rd Reading
- **2025-04-11** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 4/12/2025
- **2025-04-12** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2025-04-12** Motion for debate on all amendments be limited to 1 hour adopted
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment adopted (Roll No. 621)
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2025-04-12** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-12** Passed House (Roll No. 623) `passage`
- **2025-04-12** House Message received
- **2025-04-12** Motion to concur with House amendments
- **2025-04-12** Motion to concur with House amendments withdrawn
- **2025-04-12** Motion to suspsned Joint Rule 3 and concur in House amendments adopted
- **2025-04-12** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 606)
- **2025-04-12** Motion to withdraw suspension of Joint Rule 3 and concurrence adopted (Roll No. 607)
- **2025-04-12** Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 608)
- **2025-04-12** Motion to concur in House amendments adopted(Roll No. 609)
- **2025-04-12** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 610)
- **2025-04-12** Communicated to House
- **2025-04-12** Completed legislative action
- **2025-04-21** To Governor 4/21/2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-12** To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-12** To Governor 4/21/2025 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-12** Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-08** Chapter 151, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a429b95-2f8f-446e-8793-31c8821e46e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).