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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5249: Limiting the use of state funding under the Hope Scholarship Program for out-of-state private schools and providers

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5249 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Limiting the use of state funding under the Hope Scholarship Program for out-of-state private schools and providers. Primary sponsor: Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): To House Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sean HornbucklePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Evan HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Hollis LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To House Education
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Education then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source