Back to West Virginia
HB4588 • 2026
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
Education
Taxes
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
- Sponsor
- Burkhammer, Crouse , Chiarelli , Cannon, J. , Willis , Holstein , Dittman , Worrell , Maynor
- Last action
- 2026-03-14
- Official status
- H Communicated to Senate 03/14/26
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
What This Bill Does
- Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
Limits and Unknowns
- This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English:
HB4588 SFAT Rucker #1 3-6
Alder 4754
Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Eng.
-
HB4588 SFAT Rucker #1 3-6
Alder 4754
Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 4588
— A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §5B-1C-1 and §5B-1C-2, relating to requiring the Secretary of Commerce to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program and identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools; and providing an enacting date.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Plain English:
HB4588 SFAT Rucker #1 3-6
Alder 4754
Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Eng.
-
HB4588 SFAT Rucker #1 3-6
Alder 4754
Senator Rucker moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
Eng.
- Com.
- Sub.
- for House Bill 4588
— A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §5B-1C-1 and §5B-1C-2, relating to requiring the Secretary of Commerce to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program and identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools; and providing an enacting date.
- This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Bill History
-
2026-03-14
H
Communicated to Senate
-
2026-03-14
H
House conferees: Criss, Gearheart, Williams
-
2026-03-14
H
House agreed to conference
-
2026-03-14
H
House received Senate message
-
2026-03-14
S
Communicated to House
-
2026-03-14
S
Senate appointed conference committee: Rucker, Roberts, Woelfel
-
2026-03-14
S
Senate refused to recede; requested conference (Voice vote)
-
2026-03-14
S
House Message received
-
2026-03-14
H
Communicated to Senate
-
2026-03-14
H
House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice)
-
2026-03-14
H
House received Senate message
-
2026-03-13
S
Senate requests House to concur
-
2026-03-13
S
Title amendment adopted
-
2026-03-13
S
Passed Senate (Roll No. 539)
-
2026-03-13
S
Read 3rd time
-
2026-03-13
S
On 3rd reading
-
2026-03-12
S
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
-
2026-03-12
S
Read 2nd time
-
2026-03-12
S
On 2nd reading
-
2026-03-11
S
Read 1st time
-
2026-03-11
S
Immediate consideration
-
2026-03-11
S
Reported do pass, with amendment
-
2026-03-05
S
To School Choice
-
2026-03-05
S
To School Choice
-
2026-03-05
S
Introduced in Senate
-
2026-03-04
H
Communicated to Senate
-
2026-03-04
H
Passed House (Roll No. 288)
-
2026-03-04
H
Read 3rd time
-
2026-03-04
H
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
-
2026-03-03
H
Read 2nd time
-
2026-03-03
H
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
-
2026-03-02
H
Read 1st time
-
2026-03-02
H
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
-
2026-02-27
H
By substitute, do pass
-
2026-02-23
H
To House Finance
-
2026-02-23
H
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
-
2026-02-20
H
Markup Discussion
-
2026-01-20
H
To House Education
-
2026-01-20
H
Introduced in House
-
2026-01-20
H
To Education then Finance
-
2026-01-20
H
Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
HB 4588 Text
skip navigation
SENATE
PRESIDENT
SENATORS
COMMITTEES
VIDEO/AUDIO
DISTRICT MAPS
SENATE CLERK
SENATE RULES
HOUSE
SPEAKER
DELEGATES
COMMITTEES
VIDEO/AUDIO
DISTRICT MAPS
HOUSE CLERK
HOUSE RULES
HOUSE STAFF
JOINT
INTERIM COMMITTEES
LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
PUBLIC INFORMATION
LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION
POST AUDIT DIVISION
BUDGET DIVISION
REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
CLAIMS COMMISSION
CRIME VICTIMS
RULE-MAKING REVIEW
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION
JOINT RULES
STAFF INFO
BILL STATUS
BILL STATUS
BILL TRACKING
STATE LAW
WEST VIRGINIA CODE
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE
CODE OF 1931
WV CONSTITUTION
US CONSTITUTION
REPORTS
AGENCY REPORTS
AGENCY GRANT AWARDS
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
POST AUDITS
EDUCATIONAL
CITIZEN’S GUIDE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
PAGE PROGRAM
PUBLICATIONS
PHOTO GALLERY
CAPITOL HISTORY
HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW
CONTACT
SENATE ROSTER
HOUSE ROSTER
PUBLIC INFO.
NEWS RELEASES
HELPFUL LINKS
Engrossed Version
House Bill 4588 History
OTHER VERSIONS
-
Committee Substitute (2)
|
Committee Substitute (1)
|
Introduced Version
|
|
Email
Key:
Green
= existing Code.
Red
= new code to be enacted
WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
ENGROSSED
Committee Substitute
for
Committee Substitute
for
House Bill 4588
By Delegates Burkhammer, Crouse, Chiarelli, J. Cannon, Willis, Holstein, Dittman, Worrell, and Maynor
[Originated in the Committee on Finance, February 25, 2026]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated
§
18-31A-1, relating to participation in certain federal tax credit scholarship program; requiring the Treasurer to participate in certain federal tax credit scholarship programs; requiring the Treasurer to identify certain scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Treasurer to submit and publish lists of qualifying scholarship granting organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 31A. THE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
.
§18-31A-1. Participation in the federal tax credit scholarship program
.
(a) The State Treasurer shall:
(1) Participate in the federal tax credit established under section 70411 of Pub. Law No. 119-21 for individuals who make qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations;
(2) Identify qualified scholarship granting organizations located in the state in accordance with the requirements of this article;
(3) By the first day of January each year, submit to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and publish on its website a list of all qualified scholarship granting organizations that are located in the state;
(4) Certify its own authority to provide such list upon submission;
(5) Accept applications from scholarship granting organizations throughout the year for inclusion on the list submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of this section; and
(6) Establish policies solely for the purposes of administering the process and documentation necessary for an entity to be listed as a qualified scholarship granting organization.
(b) This section shall take effect upon passage.
Bill Status
|
Bill Tracking
|
Legacy WV Code
|
Bulletin Board
|
District Maps
|
Senate Roster
|
House Roster
|
Live
|
Blog
|
Jobs
|
Links
|
Home
This Web site is maintained by the
West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.
|
Terms of Use
|
Webmaster
| © 2026 West Virginia Legislature **
Print On Demand
Name:
Email:
Phone: