2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB825: Permitting higher education institutions enter agreements with non-profit organizations for economic development and job creation

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to permit state higher education institutions to enter into agreements with certain non-profit organizations for the sole purpose of promoting economic development and job creation and to establish powers to govern the business relationship of any state higher education institution and non-profit corporation contracting under §18B-12-1, et. seq.

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Bill History

3/20/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/20/2025
To Economic Development
Senate
3/20/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/20/2025
To Economic Development
Senate
3/25/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/25/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
3/25/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/26/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/26/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/27/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/27/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 198)
Senate
3/27/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/27/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
To Finance
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
To House Finance
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 521)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 522)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 578)
Senate
4/12/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 579)
Senate
4/12/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/12/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
4/21/2025
To Governor 4/21/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate
4/25/2025
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate

Amendments

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4/11/2025Not Adopted

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1 revised

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1 revised

4/11/2025Not Adopted

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1 revised adopted

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1 revised adopted

4/11/2025Adopted

sb825 hfat criss 4-11 _1 adopted

sb825 hfat criss 4-11 _1 adopted

4/11/2025Adopted

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1

sb825 hfa criss 4-11 _1

4/11/2025Not Adopted

sb825 hfin am

sb825 hfin am

4/8/2025Not Adopted

sb825 hfin am adopted

sb825 hfin am adopted

4/8/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 578)
4/12/2025
31
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 579)
4/12/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 521)
4/11/2025
88
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 522)
4/11/2025
92
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 198)
3/27/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/19709.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/19709.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197019.7 KB