# West Virginia HB 2544: To remove restrictions for supervising physicians for Nurse practitioners or physician assistants in West Virginia

West Virginia HB 2544, To remove restrictions for supervising physicians for Nurse practitioners or physician assistants in West Virginia, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lisa White (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2544-2025rs
- 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 2544
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To remove restrictions for supervising physicians for Nurse practitioners or physician assistants in West Virginia
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Lisa White (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §30-3E-1, §30-3E-3, §30-3E-4, §30-3E-9, §30-3E-10a, §30-3E-11, §30-3E-12, §30-3E-13, §30-3E-14, §30-3E-15, §30-3E-16, §30-3E-17, §30-7-1, §30-7-3, §30-7-4, §30-7-6B, §30-7-15, §30-7-15B, 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: Lisa White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: S. Chris Anders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Henry Dillon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Parsons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mickey Petitto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-18: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-18: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2544 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2544 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/hb2544 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2544 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-HB2544-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).