# West Virginia SB 655: Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks

West Virginia SB 655, Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tom Takubo (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-26 (On 3rd reading) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB655-2025rs
- 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 655
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing limited immunity for mental health providers who are involved in mental hygiene checks
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-03-26, On 3rd reading
- Sponsor: Tom Takubo (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §27-5-2, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (26 yes, 8 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: Tom Takubo (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 188) | pass | 26 | 8 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-26: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Passed Senate (Roll No. 188) (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-03-26: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-26: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-26: To House Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-25: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb655 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb655 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/sb655 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb655 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-SB655-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).