# West Virginia HB 4981: Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations

West Virginia HB 4981, Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clay Riley (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Introduced in Senate) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4981-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4981
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Introduced in Senate
- Sponsor: Clay Riley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §11-27-38, Senate Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (93 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vernon Criss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 224) | pass | 93 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-04: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-27: Passed House (Roll No. 224) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-26: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-26: Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/27/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-24: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Do pass (House)
- 2026-01-29: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-29: To Finance (House)
- 2026-01-29: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-29: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4981 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4981-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).