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WV SB 650

enacted

Designating psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 650 pass?

Yes. WV SB 650 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-25. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): Chapter 225, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

What is WV SB 650 about?

WV SB 650 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Designating psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients”.

Who sponsors WV SB 650?

Queen is the primary sponsor of WV SB 650, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-25 — Chapter 225, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Queenprimary
  • Hamiltoncosponsor
  • Takubocosponsor

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 Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-28

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-13

    Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-13

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-27

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-03-02

    On 1st reading

  9. 2026-03-02

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-03

    On 2nd reading

  11. 2026-03-03

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-03-04

    On 3rd reading

  13. 2026-03-04

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2026-03-04

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 336)

    passage

  15. 2026-03-04

    Effective from passage (Roll No. 337)

  16. 2026-03-04

    Ordered to House

  17. 2026-03-05

    House received Senate message

  18. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  19. 2026-03-05

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-05

    To House Finance

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-05

    Reference dispensed

  22. 2026-03-05

    Immediate consideration

  23. 2026-03-05

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  24. 2026-03-06

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  25. 2026-03-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-03-09

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  27. 2026-03-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  28. 2026-03-09

    Passed House (Roll No. 365)

    passage

  29. 2026-03-09

    Effective from passage (Roll No. 366)

  30. 2026-03-09

    Communicated to Senate

  31. 2026-03-09

    Completed legislative action

  32. 2026-03-10

    House Message received

  33. 2026-03-11

    To Governor 3/11/2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-04-02

    Became law 4/2/2026

  35. 2026-04-02

    Became law without Governor's signature - Senate Journal

  36. 2026-03-14

    Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal

  37. 2026-06-25

    Chapter 225, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-03-04 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (34)
    • AZINGER: yes
    • HART: other
    • ROSE: yes
    • BARNHART: yes
    • HELTON: yes
    • RUCKER: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • JEFFRIES: yes
    • TAKUBO: yes
    • BARTLETT: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • TARR: yes
    • CHAPMAN: yes
    • MAYNARD, M: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • CHARNOCK: yes
    • MAYNARD, Z: yes
    • THORNE: yes
    • CLEMENTS: yes
    • MORRIS: yes
    • WELD: yes
    • DEEDS: yes
    • OLIVERIO: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • FULLER: yes
    • PHILLIPS: yes
    • WOELFEL: yes
    • GARCIA: yes
    • QUEEN: yes
    • WOODRUM: yes
    • GRADY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • MR PRESIDENT: yes
    • HAMILTON: yes

  • EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

    2026-03-09 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Pushkin: yes
    • Amos: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Anders: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Kimble: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Flanigan: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Fluharty: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Shamblin: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Smith, D: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Cannon, J: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Vance: yes
    • Canterbury: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • Maynor: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Ward, G: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Clay: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • White: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Petitto: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Dillon: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Dean: not voting
    • Gearheart: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting

  • PASSAGE

    2026-03-09 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (99)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Pushkin: yes
    • Amos: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Anders: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Kimble: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Flanigan: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Fluharty: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Shamblin: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Smith, D: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Cannon, J: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Vance: yes
    • Canterbury: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • Maynor: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Ward, G: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Clay: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • White: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Petitto: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Dillon: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Dean: not voting
    • Gearheart: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=650&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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