West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

HB 5484 — Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense

Last action — Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill establishes a crime for conspiring to deny medical treatment to sexual offense victims.

This bill creates a new crime focusing on conspiracy to deny medical treatment to individuals who are victims of sexual offenses. It aims to address situations where a victim does not receive necessary medical care due to planning or agreement between individuals.

Summary

Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to HB 5484 establish clearer protections for individuals seeking medical care related to sexual offenses and create felony penalties for coercing someone into having an illegal abortion. Specifically, the revised bill emphasizes the right to medical treatment in safe and appropriate environments and makes it a crime to threaten or interfere with someone exercising that right. These changes are significant because they aim to protect vulnerable individuals and reaffirm their rights in sensitive situations involving sexual offenses and reproductive health.

→
Previous
Latest
HB5484 S JUD AMT #1 3-11A.
HB5484 S JUD AM #1 3-11Curia 7824  The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:  Article 2.
Curia  7824The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
Crimes against the Person.
Com.
§61-2-31.
Sub.
Prohibiting violations of an individual’s right to seek appropriate medical treatment or medical forensic care related to a sexual offense;
for House Bill 5484—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §61-2-31, relating to the right to medical care;
coercion to have an illegal abortion;
recognizing the right to medical care related to a sexual offense;
conspiracy;
creating the felony offense of violating an individual’s right to seek appropriate medical treatment or medical forensic care related to a sexual offense;
definitions.
creating the felony offense of forcing or coercing a person to have an illegal abortion;
(a) All persons within the boundaries of the State of West Virginia have the right to seek appropriate medical treatment permitted under West Virginia law or medical forensic care related to a sexual offense, without delay, in a private, age-appropriate, or developmentally appropriate space required to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the victim of the sexual offense.(b) If any person by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates, or interferes with, or attempts to injure, intimidate, or interfere with, or oppresses or threatens any other person in the free exercise of the right to seek appropriate medical treatment permitted under West Virginia law or medical forensic care to obtain biological evidence, as defined in §15-9B-1a of this code and consistent with §16-2R-1 et seq.
creating the felony offense of conspiracy to violate rights relating to certain medical care;
of this code, related to a sexual offense, he or she is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not less than five years nor more than 15 years, or fined not more than $50,000, or both fined and confined.(c) Any person who knowingly and intentionally forces or coerces a victim of a sexual offense which results in the pregnancy of the victim to have an illegal abortion in violation of the provisions of §16-2R-1 et seq.
providing definitions;
of this code is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not less than five years nor more than 15 years, or fined not more than $50,000, or both fined and confined.
and creating criminal penalties. AdoptedRejected
(d) It is unlawful for two or more persons to conspire to commit an offense in violation of subsections (b) or (c) of this section.
Any person who violates this section by conspiring to commit an offense in violation of subsections (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not less than five years nor more than 15 years, or fined not more than $50,000, or both fined and confined.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impart criminal liability on the victim of the sexual offense.(e) For purposes of this section:(1) “Force or coerce” means committing, attempting to commit, or threatening to commit physical harm to a woman, the unborn child, or another individual where such conduct is intended to compel the woman to have an abortion against her will:
Provided, That the provision of information, counseling, or assistance regarding alternatives to an abortion does not constitute either force or coercion.
(2) “Sexual offense” includes the listed offenses as that term is defined in §15-9B-1a of this code and any violation of §61-14-1 et seq.
of this code which includes an element of sexual servitude, commercial sexual activity, or other sexual exploitation.  AdoptedRejected
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (6)

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Judiciary

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To House Judiciary

  5. Markup Discussion

  6. By substitute, do pass

  7. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. Read 1st time

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 323)

  14. Communicated to Senate

  15. Introduced in Senate

  16. To Judiciary

  17. To Judiciary

  18. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  19. Immediate consideration

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 2nd reading

  22. Read 2nd time

  23. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  24. On 3rd reading

  25. Read 3rd time

  26. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 570)

  27. Senate requests House to concur

  28. House received Senate message

  29. House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 648)

  30. Communicated to Senate

  31. Completed legislative action

  32. House Message received

  33. To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal

  34. To Governor 3/25/26

  35. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal

  36. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal

  37. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026

  38. Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 141 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5484 do?
Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense
Who sponsors HB 5484?
HB 5484 is sponsored by Lisa White (Republican), Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican), Henry Dillon (Republican), Pat McGeehan (Republican), Tresa Howell (Republican), Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), Erica Moore (Republican), Sarah Drennan (Republican), Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), David Green (Republican), and Laura Kimble (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5484?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 5484?
Track HB 5484 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 5484

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 5484

Last checked for changes about 1 month ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →