SB 210 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability

This bill modifies oversight requirements for West Virginia's Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability, requiring state health and human services departments to create annual performance plans and submit regular progress reports. The legislation mandates that these departments establish measurable performance goals for their programs and track results against state and national benchmarks, with reports due annually to the commission starting in 2027. Departments must explain any unmet goals and include evaluation findings in their reports, while the commission will submit an annual legislative report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance summarizing major activities and recommendations. The changes apply specifically to the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Department of Health Facilities, and the Office of the Inspector General.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Jun 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Enrolled Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Mar 11, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for passage, expanding the list of agencies subject to oversight to include the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and the Office of the Inspector General. The definition of 'Departments' was updated to explicitly name these new entities, while the definition of 'Agency' was slightly broadened to remove the specific requirement that agencies must have authority to promulgate legislative rules. No substantive policy changes regarding funding, timelines, or enforcement mechanisms were made in this version.
Scope change
The scope of oversight was expanded to explicitly include the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Department of Health Facilities, and the Office of the Inspector General under the collective term 'Departments'.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'Departments' was updated to explicitly list the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Department of Health Facilities, and the Office of the Inspector General.

The definition of 'Agency' was modified to remove the specific condition that agencies must have authority to promulgate legislative rules, thereby broadening the scope of entities subject to the bill.

TECHNICAL

Enrollment signatures and certification text were added to finalize the bill for passage.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 4, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 231)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 43)
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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