# West Virginia HB 5484: Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense West Virginia HB 5484, Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lisa White (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5484-2026rs - 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 5484 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Lisa White (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §61-2-31 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (220 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crimes for blocking care or forcing abortion: benefit, medium. Beginning June 12, 2026, people in West Virginia have the right to timely medical treatment or medical forensic care after a sexual offense, in a private, age‑appropriate space. It is a felony to injure, threaten, or interfere with someone seeking that care; punishment is 5 to 15 years in prison, u… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Henry Dillon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Drennan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erica Moore (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 648) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 570) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 323) | pass | 89 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-06-29: Chapter 109, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: To Governor 3/25/26 (House) - 2026-03-14: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-14: House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 648) (House) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-14: Completed legislative action (House) - 2026-03-14: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 570) (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2026-03-12: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-05: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-05: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-04: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House (Roll No. 323) (House) - 2026-03-04: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-02: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-27: By substitute, do pass (House) - 2026-02-26: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-13: Filed for introduction (House) - 2026-02-13: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-13: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-13: To House Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1.pdf) - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1.pdf) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5484 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [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) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5484-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).