West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 4 R cosponsors

SB 450 — Collecting and analyzing statistical information pertaining to terminating pregnancies under Medicaid Program

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 450 specifies that only physicians, rather than all healthcare providers, will be required to submit reports related to pregnancy terminations for reimbursement from the Medicaid Program. It emphasizes the need for maintaining patient confidentiality and outlines specific data points that physicians must report, including coding related to pregnancy. This change matters because it narrows the reporting requirement, potentially making the process simpler for those directly involved in providing abortion services and focusing on a specific group that requires reimbursement.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 450 By Senators Karnes, Azinger, Boso, Clements, Cline, Drennan, Ferns, Gaunch, Mann, Maroney, Maynard, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Swope, and Trump [Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 450 By Senators Karnes, Azinger, Boso, Clements, Cline, Drennan, Ferns, Gaunch, Mann, Maroney, Maynard, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Swope, and Trump [Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
The Department of Health and Human Resources shall prevent any of the information from being included in this report that could reasonably lead to the identification of any physician who performed or treated an abortion, or any female who has had an abortion.
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The purpose of this bill is to require the collection and analysis of data relating to the delivery of pregnancy termination services through the West Virginia Medicaid Program.
This bill would require health care providers seeking reimbursement for pregnancy termination services to submit reports for each instance of service identifying the health, social, and economic factors contributing to the decision to terminate a pregnancy.
The Department of Health and Human Resources would be required to analyze the data and make regular reports to the Governor and the Legislature.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
This entire section is new;
however, for clarity the underscoring has been omitted from the form displayed in subsection (c).
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Action History

  1. To House Health and Human Resources

  2. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Ordered to House

  5. Passed Senate (Roll No. 155)

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. On 3rd reading

  8. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. On 2nd reading

  11. Read 1st time

  12. On 1st reading

  13. Reported do pass

  14. To Finance

  15. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  16. To Health and Human Resources

  17. Introduced in Senate

  18. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  19. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Mann · Cosponsor
  • Maroney · Cosponsor
  • Romano · Cosponsor
  • Patricia Rucker · Cosponsor
  • Karnes · Primary
  • Charles H. Clements · Cosponsor
  • Boso · Cosponsor
  • Trump · Cosponsor
  • Drennan · Cosponsor
  • Ferns · Cosponsor
  • Gaunch · Cosponsor
  • Cline · Cosponsor
  • Swope · Cosponsor
  • Maynard · Cosponsor
  • Randy E. Smith · Cosponsor
  • Mike Azinger · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Karnes

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (136)

136 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 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31000
Republican 3000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
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 Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 450?
SB 450 is sponsored by Mann, Maroney, Romano, Patricia Rucker (Republican), Karnes, Charles H. Clements (Republican), Boso, Trump, Drennan, Ferns, Gaunch, Cline, Swope, Maynard, Randy E. Smith (Republican), and Mike Azinger (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 450?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
Where can I track SB 450?
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