SB 975 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Excluding county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial

SB 975 amends West Virginia law to exclude counties from receiving reimbursement for inmates declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Specifically, it removes such inmates from the list of individuals for whom counties must pay daily costs to the state correctional fund. This change directly affects counties that currently cover housing costs for inmates in state facilities under §15A-3-16(g). The bill modifies the reimbursement mechanism by excluding these inmates from the per-day cost calculation, shifting the financial responsibility entirely to the state.
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Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
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Rupie Phillips
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