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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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 17, 2026
Last action Feb 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026
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To Government Organization
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Feb 17, 2026
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Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 17, 2026
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To Government Organization then Finance
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Rupie Phillips
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