# West Virginia HB 2623: Abolishing PEIA and the establishing contract healthcare for State Employees

West Virginia HB 2623, Abolishing PEIA and the establishing contract healthcare for State Employees, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charles Sheedy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-19 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2623-2025rs
- 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 2623
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Abolishing PEIA and the establishing contract healthcare for State Employees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-02-19, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §5-16-1, §5-16-2, §5-16-3, §5-16-4, §5-16-5, §5-16-5a, §5-16-7, §5-16-7a, §5-16-7b, §5-16-7c, §5-16-7d, §5-16-7e, §5-16-7f, §5-16-7g, §5-16-8, §5-16-8a, §5-16-9, §5-16-10, §5-16-11, §5-16-12, §5-16-12a, §5-16-12b, §5-16-13, §5-16-14, §5-16-15, §5-16-16, §5-16-17, §5-16-18, §5-16-19, §5-16-20, §5-16-21, §5-16-22, §5-16-23, §5-16-24, §5-16-24a, §5-16-25, §5-16-26, §5-16-28, §5-16-29, §5-16-30, §5-16-31, §5-16-32, §5-16-33, 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: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Foggin (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-19: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-19: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2623 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2623 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/hb2623 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2623 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-HB2623-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).