West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 925 — Creating needs-based assessment for EMS

Last action — To Finance

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

27 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of SB 925, now titled the "Emergency Medical Services Needs-Based Assessment Act," includes a clearer process for implementing the needs-based assessment and specifies oversight responsibilities. It also removes some language that was considered redundant. These changes matter because they aim to streamline how emergency medical services assess their needs, ensuring that the process is more organized and effective in identifying areas for improvement.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced Senate Bill 925 By Senator Maynard [Introduced March 24, 2025;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 925 By Senator Maynard [Reported March 27, 2025, from the Committee on Health and Human Resources] CS for SB 925 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16-4G-1, §16-4G-2, §16-4G-3, §16-4G-4, §16-4G-5, §16-4G-6, §16-4G-7, and §16-4G-8, relating to requiring needs-based assessments of emergency medical services departments so that funding may be distributed according to need and not equally across the board;
referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
providing short title;
and then to the Committee on Finance] Intr SB 925 2025R1977A A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §16-4G-1, §16-4G-2, §16-4G-3, §16-4G-4, §16-4G-5, §16-4G-6, §16-4G-7, and §16-4G-8, relating to requiring needs-based assessments of emergency medical services departments so that funding may be distributed according to need and not equally across the board;
providing for definitions, implementation, and oversight;
providing definitions;
providing for rulemaking;
providing process for implementation;
providing for application of the assessment;
providing for reporting and legislative oversight;
authorizing rulemaking to the Office of Emergency Medical Services;
This article shall be known as the "Emergency Medical Services Needs-Based Assessment Act." §16-4G-2.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Medical Services Needs- Based Assessment Act”.
§16-4G-2.
For the purposes of this Act:
For the purposes of this act:
(2) "Needs-Based Assessment" refers to a comprehensive evaluation of EMS agencies to determine funding requirements based on factors such as call volume, response times, Intr SB 925 2025R1977A geographic coverage, and financial sustainability.
1 CS for SB 925 (2) "Needs-Based Assessment" refers to a comprehensive evaluation of EMS agencies to determine funding requirements based on factors such as call volume, response times, geographic coverage, and financial sustainability.
(6) Equipment and training deficiencies.
and (6) Equipment and training deficiencies.
(d) The first needs-based assessment shall be conducted within one year of the act's passage.
(4) Insufficient medical equipment or vehicles;
2 CS for SB 925 (4) Insufficient medical equipment or vehicles;
(5) Service coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas.
and (5) Service coverage gaps in rural and underserved areas.
Intr SB 925 2025R1977A §16-4G-6.
§16-4G-6.
Reporting and Legislative Oversight.
Reporting;
legislative oversight.
(4) Recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes.
and (4) Recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes.
Implementation and rulemaking.
Rulemaking.
(a) The department shall propose legislative rules in accordance with the State Administrative Procedures Act to implement this Act.
Pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq.
(b) The first needs-based assessment shall be conducted within one year of the Act's passage.
of this code, the department shall propose legislative rules to implement this act.
This Act shall be effective from passage.
This act shall be effective from passage.
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Action History

  1. To Finance

  2. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  3. To Health and Human Resources

  4. Introduced in Senate

  5. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  6. Filed for introduction

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 925?
SB 925 is sponsored by Mark R. Maynard (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 925?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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