Legislation

The pace has quickened at the Capitol as crossover day looms next week.

Get the latest news on what bills are moving in this week's AFT-WV Legislative Update: 3-27-25. 

Bills are starting to move through committees and onto the floor as the session moves past the halfway mark. 

Get the latest news from the Capitol in AFT-WV's Legislative Update for 3-21-25. 

HB 2087 opens up access to online curriculum, and allows the general public to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board, including books in the classroom. The bill expands access beyond parent/guardians, which is existing law. AFT-WV believes this is problematic as it creates additional administrative burdens on educators’ time and also opens the door to outside groups without children in the local schools to attack and disrupt school systems to advance a political agenda. 

Contact the House Education Committee to oppose this bill! 

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The 2025 has hit the halfway mark.  Get the latest details on what bills are moving in AFT-WV's Legislative Update for 3-13-25. 

Your voice matters and helps AFT-WV at the Capitol. 

Contact your elected officials on the issues that matter to you! 

House of Delegates:

bill.ridenour@wvhouse.gov; wayne.clark@wvhouse.gov; joe.funkhouser@wvhouse.gov; chris.anders@wvhouse.gov; lisa.white@wvhouse.gov; charles.horst@wvhouse.gov; larry.kump@wvhouse.gov; michael.hornby@wvhouse.gov; michael.hite@wvhouse.gov; ian.masters@wvhouse.gov; george.miller@wvhouse.gov; rick.hillenbrand@wvhouse.gov; gary.howell@wvhouse.gov; bryan.ward@wvhouse.gov; johnpaul.hott@wvhouse.gov; buck.jennings@wvhouse.gov; george.street@wvhouse.gov; david.mccormick

**Updated 3-23-25

SB 460 will be on third reading (passage stage) tomorrow. The bill was amended on Friday to allow numerous exemptions to vaccines including religious exemptions, as well as other amendments that are detrimental to public health, particularly in school or daycare settings. Please email the House of Delegates before tomorrow's vote and oppose SB 460. 

bill.ridenour@wvhouse.gov; wayne.clark@wvhouse.gov; joe.funkhouser@wvhouse.gov; chris.anders@wvhouse.gov; lisa.white@wvhouse.gov; charles.horst@wvhouse.gov; larry.kump@wvhouse.gov; michael.hornby@wvhouse.gov; michael.hite@wvhouse

The third full week of the 2025 Legislative Session is in the books. Get the latest news in AFT-WV's Legislative Update for 3-7-25. 

** UPDATE: The bill advanced from the House Education Committee on March 6th and now moves to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration. Please continue to contact the House members on this bill! 

On Monday, March 3rd, HB 2187 was on the House Education Committee agenda for discussion and questions. HB 2187 would permit teachers and school employees in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms (as well as tasers and/or pepper spray) as a designated school protection officer. 

Any school employee seeking to carry a concealed firearm or other authorized protection device as

Action Needed Now (3-4-25) on SB 154! 

Contact the Senate and OPPOSE this bill for these reasons:

• This bill would affect school employee rights regarding disciplinary action and grievance rights in relation to gender-related complaints. 

• We have concerns that this bill could also morph into an all-out attack on the full grievance procedure.

  
  

Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute for SB 154 provides that teachers are:

• prohibited from providing instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
• prohibited from knowingly giving false or misleading information to the parent or

Bills are starting to trickle through the committees as the second full week of the 2025 WV legislative session concludes. 

Read the latest news in AFT-WV's Legislative Update for 2-28-25.