# West Virginia SB 810: Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses

West Virginia SB 810, Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 810
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §30-7-15
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (113 yes, 19 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: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Fuller (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maynard
- Cosponsor: Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 419) | pass | 80 | 19 |   |
| 2025-03-29 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 234) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-08-08: Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/11/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: To Governor 4/11/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: House Message received (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed House (Roll No. 419) (House)
- 2025-04-08: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-08: Completed legislative action (House)
- 2025-04-07: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-07: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-04: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: Do pass (House)
- 2025-03-31: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-03-31: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-31: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-31: To House Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-31: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-29: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Passed Senate (Roll No. 234) (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Title amendment adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Committee substitute reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: On 2nd reading to Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 sub1 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb810 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-SB810-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).
