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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5379: To require payment by insurers directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims.

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 5379 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To require payment by insurers directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims. Primary sponsor: Mike Hite (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2026): To House Finance.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike HitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Mickey PetittoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70

“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 Finance
  2. Do pass, but first to Finance
  3. Markup Discussion
  4. To House Health and Human Resources
  5. Introduced in House
  6. To Health and Human Resources then Finance
  7. Filed for introduction

Sources

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