# West Virginia HB 2631: To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments.

West Virginia HB 2631, To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Vance (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-04 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- 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 2631
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Adam Vance (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §16-3E-1, §16-3E-2, §16-3E-3, §16-3E-4, House Health Care Regulation
- 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: Adam Vance (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-04: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-28: To House Health Care Regulations (House)
- 2025-02-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-19: To Health and Human Resources (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/hb2631 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2631 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/hb2631 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2631 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-HB2631-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).