Non Profit Athletics Act
HB 2595, the Non Profit Athletics Act, allows West Virginia public universities to partner with nonprofit corporations to manage their intercollegiate athletics programs. The bill requires that all voting directors of these athletic-focused nonprofits must be employees of the university or its affiliate, ensuring university control. It permits universities to transfer property to these nonprofits and exempts their athletic operations from standard state regulatory processes. The law aims to streamline athletic program management while keeping oversight within the university system, directly affecting public higher education institutions and their athletic departments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Jul 30, 2025
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What changed between versions
Committee Substitute
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Engrossed Committee Substitute
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3 edits
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Apr 10, 2025
MINOR
This version of the bill updates the official title page to reflect that it is now the 'Engrossed Committee Substitute' and adds a blank line for formatting. The substantive text of the legislation, including the bill's purpose, scope, and specific legal provisions regarding contracts with private corporations for intercollegiate athletics, remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only administrative metadata and page formatting were updated.
TECHNICAL
The header section was updated to replace 'hb2595 sub1' with 'Engrossed Version' and reordered the list of available document versions.
A blank line was inserted after the bill's title and sponsor information.
The 'Enrolled Version - Final Version' link was removed from the header list, likely because the bill has not yet been enacted into law.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Apr 10, 2025
D
Democratic2
50% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 464)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
To Education
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 314)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
To Education then Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Riley
RRepublican
Co
Bob Fehrenbacher
RRepublican
Co
Dave McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Geno Chiarelli
RRepublican
Co
Jarred Cannon
RRepublican
Co
Joe Ellington
RRepublican
Co
Joe Statler
RRepublican
Co
Jordan Maynor
RRepublican
Co
Matthew Rohrbach
RRepublican
Co
Patrick Lucas
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Browning
RRepublican
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