Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party
HB 3162 ensures that legal claims under West Virginia's Chapter 46A (typically covering medical malpractice or wrongful death cases) continue after the death of a party involved in the case. This means families or estates can still pursue lawsuits if a person dies before resolution, rather than the claim ending with the death. The bill modifies the law to allow these claims to "survive" and be handled by the deceased's estate or heirs. It became effective on April 29, 2025, after approval by the governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed Jul 30, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to streamline the language of West Virginia's consumer credit protection laws regarding lawsuits that survive a person's death. The changes remove redundant words like 'any' and 'such the' to improve clarity and ensure the statute is easier to read and understand without altering the legal outcome.
Scope change
The scope of the law remains unchanged; it still applies to the same types of consumer credit violations and death-related lawsuits.
TECHNICAL
Edited sentence structure in Section 55-7-8a to remove unnecessary words and fix grammatical awkwardness, such as changing 'such the injured party' to 'the injured party' and 'any such an action' to 'an action'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 19, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Apr 29, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/29/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/29/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 642)
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 488)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Judiciary amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
To Banking and Insurance
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 115)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To House Courts
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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