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WV HB 4899

died on adjournment

Requiring all hospitals and medical offices to send a notice to all former or current patients when they turn 18, informing them that if they have had any negative or adverse side effects of a procedure that was performed on them as a child to contact the hospital or office to inform them of the issue

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4899 pass?

No. WV HB 4899 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): To House Health and Human Resources

What is WV HB 4899 about?

WV HB 4899 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring all hospitals and medical offices to send a notice to all former or current patients when they turn 18, informing them that if they have had any negative or adverse side effects of a procedure that was performed on them as a child to contact the hospital or office to inform them of the issue”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4899?

Pritt is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4899.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-01-28 — To House Health and Human Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Prittprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-28

    To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-28

    To House Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4899&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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