Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms
SB 388 requires all public elementary and secondary schools in West Virginia to make the Aitken Bible available in fourth, eighth, and 10th grade social studies classrooms. Schools may only use private donations to obtain the Bible - public funds cannot be used for this purpose. The bill explicitly applies to public charter schools authorized under West Virginia law. This legislation mandates the availability of the Aitken Bible in specified grades while restricting funding sources for its distribution.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Feb 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026
How they voted
29–4
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 29, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
To Education then Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
To House Education
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 19)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
To Education
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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