republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2023/hb-2890.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying student discipline"
description: "Modifying student discipline"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2890"
citation: "West Virginia HB 2890 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education (K12)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gearheart"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87c59a1b-013a-4138-aa82-e825b1c12350"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2890&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "a92162ea2f22131189ba1239731a8565427c236018f8372ea7ec1ce508db2d5b"
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 2890 (2023) — Modifying student discipline

## 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=hb2890%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2890)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2890%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2890)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2890%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2890)
4. **hb2890 s ed am _1 3-2 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb2890 s ed am _1 3-2 adopted.htm)
5. **hb2890 sfa grady _1 3-9 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb2890 sfa grady _1 3-9 adopted.htm)
6. **hb2890 sfat grady _1 3-9 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb2890 sfat grady _1 3-9 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gearheart — primary (person)
- Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Cooper — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Ellington — cosponsor (person)
- Foster — cosponsor (person)
- Heckert — cosponsor (person)
- Householder — cosponsor (person)
- Storch — cosponsor (person)
- Westfall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** To House Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-01-27** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-01-27** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-01-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2023-01-31** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-01-31** Amendment rejected (Roll No. 55) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-01-31** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-01-31** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-01-31** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-01-31** Amendment rejected (Roll No. 56) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-01-31** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-01-31** Amendment rejected (Roll No. 57) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-01-31** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-01-31** Amendment rejected (Roll No. 58) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-01-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31** Motion for previous question rejected
- **2023-01-31** Passed House (Roll No. 59) `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-02-01** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-01** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** To Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** On 2nd reading
- **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** Committee Amendment Reported
- **2023-03-09** Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate (Roll No. 458) `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Committee title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Floor 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 amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 721)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** To Governor 3/27/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 301, 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/87c59a1b-013a-4138-aa82-e825b1c12350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).