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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation"
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description: "Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
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legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 51"
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citation: "West Virginia SB 51 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education (K12)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Rucker"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 41
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f90eef81-abc7-465a-9f8c-1bc989f9cafe"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=51&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "929c39cf64bc0a447cf2dcc006a6b977947cb27c12e6eec4d7e57ed57497ddeb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
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---
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# West Virginia SB 51 (2023) — Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb51%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=51)
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2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb51%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=51)
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3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb51%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=51)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Rucker — primary (person)
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- Chapman — cosponsor (person)
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- Grady — cosponsor (person)
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- Maynard — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2023-01-11** To Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-11** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-01-11** To Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-25** Committee substitute reported
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- **2023-01-26** On 1st reading
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- **2023-01-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-27** On 2nd reading
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- **2023-01-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-30** On 3rd reading
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- **2023-01-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-01-30** Passed Senate (Roll No. 88) `passage`
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- **2023-01-30** Ordered to House
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- **2023-01-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2023-01-31** To Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-31** To House Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23** Do pass
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- **2023-02-24** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-02-24** Placed on House Calendar
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- **2023-03-02** On 1st reading, House Calendar
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- **2023-03-02** From Housel Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
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- **2023-03-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-03** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-03** Amendment rejected (Roll No. 462) `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-03-04** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-03-04** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/6
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- **2023-03-06** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-03-06** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/7
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- **2023-03-07** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2023-03-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-07** Passed House (Roll No. 536) `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Communicated to Senate
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- **2023-03-07** Completed legislative action
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- **2023-03-08** House Message received
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- **2023-03-10** To Governor 3/10/2023 `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/10/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-23** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/23/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Chapter 125, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f90eef81-abc7-465a-9f8c-1bc989f9cafe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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