2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB199: Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to address elementary behavior intervention and safety; to clarify that nothing in the bill be construed to conflict with certain federal laws; and to specify requirements applicable to when a grade kindergarten through six teacher in an elementary setting determines that the behavior of a student is violent, threatening, or intimidating toward staff or peers, or creates an unsafe learning environment, or impedes on other students' ability to learn in a safe environment.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Education
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Education
Senate
3/5/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/6/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/6/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/7/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/7/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/7/2025
Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/10/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/10/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/10/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 80)
Senate
3/10/2025
Title amendment adopted
Senate
3/10/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/11/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
To Education
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
To House Education
House of Delegates
3/18/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
3/20/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/21/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/21/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 179)
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
House Message received
Senate
3/26/2025
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 173)
Senate
3/26/2025
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
4/3/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 373)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Completed legislative action
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/8/2025
To Governor 4/8/2025
Senate
4/10/2025
To Governor 4/8/2025 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/15/2025
Approved by Governor 4/15/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
Approved by Governor 4/15/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate

Amendments

sb199 hfat akers 3-27

sb199 hfat akers 3-27

3/27/2025Not Adopted

sb199 sfat martin _1 3-26

sb199 sfat martin _1 3-26

3/26/2025Not Adopted

sb199 hfat ellington 3-26

sb199 hfat ellington 3-26

3/26/2025Not Adopted

sb199 sfat martin _1 3-26 adopted

sb199 sfat martin _1 3-26 adopted

3/26/2025Adopted

sb199 h edu am _1 adopted

sb199 h edu am _1 adopted

3/19/2025Adopted

sb199 h edu am _1

sb199 h edu am _1

3/19/2025Not Adopted

sb199 hfat akers 3-16

sb199 hfat akers 3-16

3/16/2025Not Adopted

sb199 h ed amt 3-16

sb199 h ed amt 3-16

3/16/2025Not Adopted

sb199 sfat grady _1 3-7 adopted

sb199 sfat grady _1 3-7 adopted

3/7/2025Adopted

sb199 sfa grady _1 3-7 adopted

sb199 sfa grady _1 3-7 adopted

3/7/2025Adopted

sb199 sfat grady _1 3-7

sb199 sfat grady _1 3-7

3/7/2025Not Adopted

sb199 sfa grady _1 3-7

sb199 sfa grady _1 3-7

3/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 0373)
4/3/2025
94
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 173)
3/26/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 179)
3/25/2025
94
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 80)
3/10/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/15/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197020.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197027.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197027.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197035.2 KB