West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced 3 R cosponsors

HB 4981 — Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations

Last action — To Health and Human Resources

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

Summary

Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 4981 replaces the introduction details and clarifies that psychiatric hospitals that primarily serve patients committed by the court can be officially recognized as "state-designated facilities." This change is important because it helps ensure that these hospitals meet certain criteria to qualify for state resources and support, ultimately improving care for individuals in these facilities.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4981 By Delegates Riley, Criss, and Worrell [Introduced January 29, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 4981 By Delegates Riley, Criss, and Worrell [Introduced January 29, 2026;
referred to the Committee on Finance] Intr HB 2026R3221H 2026R3482S A BILL to amend and reenact §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designating a psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients committed to it from the state or from state hospitals a state-designated hospital for purposes of the statute.
referred to the Committee on Finance] ENG HB 4981 A BILL to amend and reenact §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designating a psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients committed to it from the state or from state hospitals a state-designated hospital for purposes of the statute.
Intr HB 2026R3221H 2026R3482S (2) A critical access hospital, designated as a critical access hospital after meeting all federal eligibility criteria;
ENG HB 4981 (2) A critical access hospital, designated as a critical access hospital after meeting all federal eligibility criteria;
Intr HB 2026R3221H 2026R3482S (1) The effective date of any action by Congress that would disqualify the taxes imposed by this section from counting toward state Medicaid funds available to be used to determine the federal financial participation;
ENG HB 4981 (1) The effective date of any action by Congress that would disqualify the taxes imposed by this section from counting toward state Medicaid funds available to be used to determine the federal financial participation;
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to establish that a psychiatric hospital with an average annual inpatient census patient mix of greater than 95 percent of court-ordered forensic and civil involuntary commitments from state custody or from a state-owned hospital qualifies as a "state-designated facility" for purposes of the statute.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Finance

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Finance

  5. Do pass

  6. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  7. Read 1st time

  8. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  11. Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/27/2026

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 224)

  14. Communicated to Senate

  15. Introduced in Senate

  16. To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

  17. To Health and Human Resources

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 93 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 83005
Democrat 8001
Unaffiliated 2001
Total 93007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Flanigan — Yea
Linville — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Not Voting
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Bell Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Not Voting
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Gregory A. Watt Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Not Voting
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Jordan Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Not Voting
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Not Voting
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4981 do?
Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations
Who sponsors HB 4981?
HB 4981 is sponsored by Clay Riley (Republican), Vernon Criss (Republican), and Evan Worrell (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4981?
This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” 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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