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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 170: Allowing career technical education program to be part of local high school

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

SB 170 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Allowing career technical education program to be part of local high school. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2026): Referred to Education then Finance.

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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Referred to Education then Finance
  2. Without recommendation, but first to Finance
  3. To School Choice
  4. Introduced in Senate
  5. To School Choice then Finance
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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