West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 2492 — Relating to mandatory reporting procedures of abuse and neglect of adults and children

Last action — Chapter 141, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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124 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 2492 added specific requirements for reporting situations involving adult abuse or neglect. It emphasizes that reports should be made immediately by telephone to local adult protective services and establishes a clear process for emergency situations, including a 24-hour toll-free reporting line. This change is important because it aims to ensure timely intervention and support for vulnerable adults, enhancing their protection and the efficiency of the reporting system.

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HB2492 S H&HR AM #6 Dellinger    The Committee on Health and Human Resources move to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session ENROLLED House Bill 2492 By Delegates Ellington, Hill, Summers, Pack, Atkinson, Wilson, Worrell, D.
Jeffries, Hollen and Butler [Passed February 19, 2019;
in effect ninety days from passage.] AN ACT to amend and reenact §9-6-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
and to amend and reenact §49-2-809 of said code, all relating to mandatory reporting procedures of abuse and neglect of adults and children.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
 CHAPTER 9.
(a) A report of neglect or abuse of an incapacitated adult or facility resident or of an emergency situation involving such an adult shall be made immediately by telephone to the department’s local adult protective services agency by a method established by the department, Provided, That if the method for reporting is web-based, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall maintain a system for addressing emergency situations that require immediate attention and shall be followed by a written report by the complainant or the receiving agency within 48 hours.
(a) A report of neglect or abuse of an incapacitated adult or facility resident or of an emergency situation involving such an adult shall be made immediately to the department’s adult protective services agency by a method established by the department, Provided, That if the method for reporting is web-based, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall maintain a system for addressing emergency situations that require immediate attention and shall be followed by a written report by the complainant or the receiving agency within 48 hours.
The department shall receive such telephonic reports on its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, toll-free number established to receive calls reporting cases of suspected or known adult abuse or neglect.
The department shall receive telephonic reports on its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week, toll-free number established to receive calls reporting cases of suspected or known adult abuse or neglect.
(a) Reports of child abuse and neglect pursuant to this article shall be made immediately by telephone to the local department of child protective services by a method established by the department, Provided, That if the method for reporting is web-based, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall maintain a system for addressing emergency situations that require immediate attention and shall be followed by a written report within 48 hours if so requested by the receiving agency.
(a) Reports of child abuse and neglect pursuant to this article shall be made immediately to the department of child protective services by a method established by the department, Provided, That if the method for reporting is web-based, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall maintain a system for addressing emergency situations that require immediate attention and shall be followed by a written report within 48 hours if so requested by the receiving agency.
The state department shall establish and maintain a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week telephone number to receive those calls reporting suspected or known child abuse or neglect.
The state department shall establish and maintain a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week telephone number to receive calls reporting suspected or known child abuse or neglect.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 141, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  2. Approved by Governor 2/28/19 - House Journal

  3. Approved by Governor 2/28/19 - Senate Journal

  4. Approved by Governor 2/28/19

  5. To Governor 2/22/19 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 2/22/19 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 2/22/19

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 212)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate (Roll No. 123)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading

  22. Reported do pass, with amendment

  23. To Health and Human Resources

  24. To Health and Human Resources

  25. Introduced in Senate

  26. House Message received

  27. Communicated to Senate

  28. Passed House (Roll No. 45)

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  31. Read 2nd time

  32. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Read 1st time

  34. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  35. Do pass

  36. To House Health and Human Resources

  37. Introduced in House

  38. To Health and Human Resources

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (142)

142 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23001
Unaffiliated 70001
Democrat 5000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Graves — Yea
Linville — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Mandt — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Storch — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Miley — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat 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
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Not Voting
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TARR — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Republican 24000
Democrat 5000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Not Voting
Doyle — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Fast — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Linville — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Miley — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat 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
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 2492?
HB 2492 is sponsored by Hill, Jim Butler (Republican), Evan Worrell (Republican), Atkinson, Hollen, Wilson, Joe Ellington (Republican), Pack, Summers, and Dean Jeffries (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2492?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2019. Enacted.
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