# West Virginia SB 453: Repealing certificate of need process

West Virginia SB 453, Repealing certificate of need process, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB453-2025rs
- 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 SB 453
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Repealing certificate of need process
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §9-5-19, §16-2D-1, §16-2D-2, §16-2D-3, §16-2D-4, §16-2D-5, §16-2D-6, §16-2D-7, §16-2D-8, §16-2D-9, §16-2D-10, §16-2D-11, §16-2D-12, §16-2D-13, §16-2D-14, §16-2D-15, §16-2D-16, §16-2D-16A, §16-2D-17, §16-2D-18, §16-2D-19, §16-2D-20, §16-29A-20, §16-29B-1, §16-29B-2, §16-29B-3, §16-29B-5, §16-29B-5A, §16-29B-8, §16-29B-12, §16-29B-13, §16-29B-14, §16-29B-15, §16-29B-24, §16-29B-25, §16-29B-26, §16-29B-28, §16-29B-30, §16-29B-31, §16B-13-12, §16B-21-3, §33-15B-5, §49-2-124, §51-11-4, Senate 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: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-13: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb453 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb453 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/sb453 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb453 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-SB453-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).