# West Virginia SB 917: Limiting civil liability for academic medical centers and teaching hospitals affiliated with medical and dental schools

West Virginia SB 917, Limiting civil liability for academic medical centers and teaching hospitals affiliated with medical and dental schools, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB917-2025rs
- 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 917
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Limiting civil liability for academic medical centers and teaching hospitals affiliated with medical and dental schools
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §55-7L-1, §55-7L-2, §55-7L-3, §55-7L-4, §55-7L-5, Senate Government Organization
- 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: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-24: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: To Government Organization then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb917 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb917 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/sb917 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb917 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-SB917-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).