West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 441 — Relating to health care provider taxes

Last action — Chapter 232, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 96% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

33 added · 42 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 441 introduces an additional tax of 0.75% on gross receipts for certain acute care hospitals, aimed at supporting a directed payment program for Medicaid. This tax will contribute to a dedicated fund called the Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account, ensuring that the money is specifically used for West Virginia Medicaid services. This change is important because it helps to ensure that funding is available to support healthcare providers and maintain essential medical services in the state. Additionally, the bill establishes clear guidelines on how the collected funds must be utilized, thereby promoting transparency in their use.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced Senate Bill 441 By Senators Takubo, Maroney, Stollings, Woelfel, and Plymale [Introduced January 31, 2018;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Senate Bill 441 By Senators Takubo, Maroney, Stollings, Woelfel, and Plymale [Passed March 7, 2018;
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
to take effect July 1, 2018] AN ACT to amend and reenact §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to health care provider taxes;
and then to Committee on Finance] A BILL to amend and reenact §11-27-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to health care provider taxes;
(a) In addition to the rate of the tax imposed by §11-27-9 and §11-27-15 of this code on providers of inpatient and outpatient hospital services, there is imposed on certain eligible acute care hospitals an additional tax of seventy-five one-hundredths of one percent on the gross receipts received or receivable by eligible acute care hospitals that provide inpatient or outpatient hospital services in this state through a directed payment program, or its successor, in accordance with C.
(a) In addition to the rate of the tax imposed by §11-27-9 and §11-27-15 of this code on providers of inpatient and outpatient hospital services, there is imposed on certain eligible acute care hospitals an additional tax of seventy-five one-hundredths of one percent on the gross receipts received or receivable by eligible acute care hospitals that provide inpatient or outpatient hospital services in this state through a directed payment program, or its successor, in accordance with 42 C.
of this code, less the amount of allowable refunds, the amount of any interest payable with respect to such refunds, and costs of administration and collection, shall be deposited into the Special Revenue Fund and may do not revert to general revenue.
of this code, less the amount of allowable refunds, the amount of any interest payable with respect to such refunds, and costs of administration and collection, shall be deposited into the Special Revenue Fund and do not revert to general revenue.
(e) Any funds remaining in the Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account as of June 30, 2017 2018, and on June 30 each year thereafter shall be transferred to the West Virginia Medical Services Fund.
(e) Any funds remaining in the Eligible Acute Care Provider Enhancement Account as of June 30, 2018, and on June 30 of each year thereafter, shall be transferred to the West Virginia Medical Services Fund after that June 30 but no later than the next ensuing September 30.
This transfer shall occur no later than September 30 2017 of each year until such time as the tax expires pursuant to §11-27-38(g) of this code.
These funds shall be used during the state fiscal year in which they were transferred at the discretion of the Bureau for Medical Services.
These funds shall be used during the then current state fiscal year 2018 at the discretion of the Bureau for Medical Services.
(g) The tax imposed by this section expires on and after June 30, 2018 2021, unless otherwise extended by the Legislature.
(g) The tax imposed by this section expires on and after June 30, 2021, unless otherwise extended by the Legislature.
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The purpose of this bill is to extend the directed payment program tax on certain eligible acute care hospitals for three years.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 232, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  2. Approved by Governor 3/27/18

  3. To Governor 3/14/18

  4. Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/14/18 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/14/18 - Senate Journal

  8. House received Senate message

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to House

  11. Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 378)

  12. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 378)

  13. House Message received

  14. Communicated to Senate

  15. Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 347)

  16. Passed House (Roll No. 346)

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  22. Read 1st time

  23. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  24. With amendment, do pass

  25. To House Finance

  26. Do pass, but first to Finance

  27. To House Health and Human Resources

  28. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  29. Introduced in House

  30. Ordered to House

  31. Effective July 1, 2018 (Roll No. 101)

  32. Passed Senate (Roll No. 101)

  33. Read 3rd time

  34. On 3rd reading

  35. Read 2nd time

  36. On 2nd reading

  37. Read 1st time

  38. On 1st reading

  39. Reported do pass

  40. To Finance

  41. Reported do pass, but first to Finance

  42. To Health and Human Resources

  43. Introduced in Senate

  44. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  45. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Maroney · Cosponsor
  • Stollings · Cosponsor
  • Tom Takubo · Primary
  • Plymale · Cosponsor
  • Mike Woelfel · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Republican 26000
Democrat 4000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Yea
Folk — Yea
Frich — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Isner — Yea
Moye — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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EFFECT JULY 1, 2018

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Republican 26000
Democrat 4000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Yea
Folk — Yea
Frich — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Isner — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Upson — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29101
Republican 2100
Total 31201
% of votes cast 91%6%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Nay
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Not Voting
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
FERNS — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Nay
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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SB 441 is sponsored by Maroney, Stollings, Tom Takubo (Republican), Plymale, and Mike Woelfel (Democrat).
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