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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5003: Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5003 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization. Primary sponsor: Scot Heckert (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): To House Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scot HeckertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Jordan BridgesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Ryan BrowningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Keith MarpleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Bill RoopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Greg WattCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To House Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source