# West Virginia HB 5097: Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate

West Virginia HB 5097, Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Kimble (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-03 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5097-2026rs
- 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 5097
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 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: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- 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: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ray Canterbury (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-03: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-03: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5097 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5097 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5097 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5097 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5097-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).