# West Virginia SB 905: Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain services

West Virginia SB 905, Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain services, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-25 (Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB905-2025rs
- 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 905
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain services
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §5-16-7, §33-15-4U, §33-16-3FF, §33-24-7U, §33-25-8R, §33-25A-8U, Senate Finance
- 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 Wakim Chapman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-25: Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 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/sb905 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb905 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-SB905-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).