West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 269 — Establishing advisory council on rare diseases

Last action — Chapter 259, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  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 10, 2020. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 269 involves replacing the original title with a new one that focuses on creating an advisory council on rare diseases in West Virginia. This council will include defined members, have specific duties, and will also establish a special revenue account to support its work. This change is important because it aims to enhance the state's approach to addressing the challenges faced by those with rare diseases, ensuring that there is a dedicated group to advocate and guide health policies in this area.

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SB269 H HHR AM #1 CR 3338   The Committee on Health and Human Resources moved to amend the bill on page 2, line 16 after the word, “years” by inserting a period and striking the remainder of the subsection.;
SB269 HFAT Hill 2-27 CR 3338   Delegate Hill moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
And, On page 2, line 24 by striking subsection (c) in its entirety and re-lettering the remaining subsections accordingly;
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And, On page 4, section 3, line 27, after the period by inserting the following:
Senate Bill No.
“The advisory council shall terminate on January 1, 2023.”     Adopted Rejected
269 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-5AA-1, §16-5AA-2, §16-5AA-3, §16-5AA-4, §16-5AA-5, and §16-5AA-6, all relating to establishing an advisory council on rare diseases;
creating the advisory council;
providing for its composition;
setting terms of members;
defining terms;
defining duties, subject to the availability of resources;
defining powers of the advisory council;
setting out particular discretionary duties of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources;
terminating the council;
and establishing a special revenue account       Adopted Rejected  
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Action History

  1. Chapter 259, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/18/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/18/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/18/20 - Senate Journal

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 583)

  11. House Message received

  12. Communicated to Senate

  13. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  14. Passed House (Roll No. 560)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  22. 2nd reference dispensed

  23. With amendment, do pass

  24. To House Health and Human Resources

  25. To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

  26. Introduced in House

  27. Ordered to House

  28. Passed Senate (Roll No. 295)

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. On 3rd reading

  31. Read 2nd time

  32. On 2nd reading

  33. Read 1st time

  34. On 1st reading

  35. Reported do pass

  36. To Government Organization

  37. Committee substitute reported, but first to Government Organization

  38. To Health and Human Resources

  39. Introduced in Senate

  40. To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

  41. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Stollings · Primary
  • Patricia Rucker · Cosponsor
  • Roberts · Cosponsor
  • Cline · Cosponsor
  • Jeffries · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Stollings

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 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 67003
Democrat 5000
Total 97003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Fast — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Foster — Yea
Storch — Yea
Bates — Yea
Graves — Yea
Summers — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Pack — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Capito — Yea
Householder — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Estep-Burton — Not Voting
Hill — Not Voting
Linville — Not Voting
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
T. Kevan Bartlett 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
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Who sponsors SB 269?
SB 269 is sponsored by Stollings, Patricia Rucker (Republican), Roberts, Cline, and Jeffries.
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