West Virginia Legislature· HB 5686Signed

Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account, the official text

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

ENROLLED

House Bill 5686

BY CRISS, RILEY, GEARHEART, FEHRENBACHER,
WORRELL, HOTT, AND HORNBUCKLE

[Passed March 14, 2026; in effect 90 days from
passage (June 12, 2026)]
Enr HB 5686

1 AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,

2 designated section §18-31-6a of this code, relating to the timing of payments of annually

3 required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 31. HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

§18-31-6a. Payments.

1 Nothwithstanding the provisions of §18-31-6(d) of this code to the contrary, beginning July

2 1, 2026, one quarter of the total annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope

3 Scholarship account shall be made no later than August 15 of every year, one quarter of the total

4 annually required deposit shall be made no later than October 15 of every year, one quarter of

5 the total annually required deposit shall be made no later than January 15 of every year, and one

6 quarter of the total annually required deposit shall be made no later than April 15 of every year.

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The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby

certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Clerk of the Senate

Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect 90 days from passage.

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Speaker of the House of Delegates
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President of the Senate
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The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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Governor

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