---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations"
description: "Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 3035"
citation: "West Virginia HB 3035 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hanshaw"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 56
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db2e53dc-1523-4e45-8421-6e439d512eee"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3035&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "7108254a927ed5a99a11ccc864b0c250661ce3d5370bf76f714fd0876e14bc7e"
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 HB 3035 (2023) — Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3035%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3035)
5. **hb3035 hfa ellington 3-10 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035 hfa ellington 3-10 adopted.htm)
6. **hb3035 hfa ellington 3-11 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035 hfa ellington 3-11 adopted.htm)
7. **hb3035 hfat ellington 2-27 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035 hfat ellington 2-27 adopted.htm)
8. **hb3035 hfat ellington 3-10 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035 hfat ellington 3-10 adopted.htm)
9. **hb3035 hfat ellington 3-11 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3035 hfat ellington 3-11 adopted.htm)
10. **hb3035 s fin am _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035 s fin am _1 3-8 adopted.htm)
11. **hb3035 s fin amt _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3035 s fin amt _1 3-8 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hanshaw — primary (person)
- Skaff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** To Education then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** To House Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-02-25** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-25** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** Amendment ruled not germane
- **2023-02-27** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 322)
- **2023-02-27** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-02-28** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Passed House (Roll No. 333) `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-02-28** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-01** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** To Education then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** On 2nd reading to Finance
- **2023-03-08** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2023-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Education committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2023-03-09** Finance committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate (Roll No. 460) `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Education committee title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Finance committee title amendment adopted
- **2023-03-09** Senate requests House to concur
- **2023-03-11** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-11** House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 746)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** Motion to reconsider
- **2023-03-11** House reconsidered passage (Voice)
- **2023-03-11** House reconsidered action on concurrence
- **2023-03-11** House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 782)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 628)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to House
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-20** To Governor 3/20/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-21** Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/21/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 138, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db2e53dc-1523-4e45-8421-6e439d512eee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).