# West Virginia HB 3328: Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate

West Virginia HB 3328, Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Kimble (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3328-2025rs
- 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 3328
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §16B-3-22, 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: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: S. Chris Anders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Kyle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mickey Petitto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-12: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-12: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3328 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3328 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/hb3328 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3328 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-HB3328-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).