# West Virginia HB 2457: To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants

West Virginia HB 2457, To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chuck Horst (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-17 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2457-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2457
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §16-67-1, House Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Bridges (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-17: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-17: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2457 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2457 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2457 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2457 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2457-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).