# West Virginia HB 3487: Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review

West Virginia HB 3487, Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Wayne Clark (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-25 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3487-2025rs
- 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 3487
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §16-2D-11, 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: Wayne Clark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kump

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-25: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-18: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-18: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-18: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-18: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3487 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3487 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/hb3487 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3487 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-HB3487-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).