HB 3277 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act

HB 3277 clarifies specific terminology used in West Virginia's Hospital Finance Authority Act. This procedural bill defines key terms to ensure consistent application of the existing law by the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority and state agencies managing hospital funding programs. It does not create new programs or change funding levels, but standardizes language to improve administrative clarity. The bill was enacted into law on April 28, 2025, as Chapter 140 of the 2025 Acts.

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 10, 2025 Signed Jul 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

hb3277 s hhr am _1 4-3 adopted.htm → Enrolled Version · 1 edit · Apr 28, 2025

MINOR

The document provided is a diff showing the transition from a committee amendment draft to the final enrolled version of House Bill 3277. The primary change is the removal of a specific committee amendment that would have altered a numerical code in the bill, while the substantive text of the law regarding the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority remains intact.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as the core legislative text was preserved in the final version.

TECHNICAL

A specific committee amendment proposal to change a code reference from '16' to '16B' was removed, indicating the final version retains the original text or a different amendment was adopted.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/28/2025

lower

Apr 12, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal

upper

Apr 12, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal

lower

Apr 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 610)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 376)

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass, with amendment

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

To Health and Human Resources

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 173)

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

To House Health and Human Resources

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

To Health and Human Resources

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors