HB 2015 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to liability or other insurance coverage provided by the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to any entity for which such coverage is permissive under state code

HB 2015 extends a moratorium until July 1, 2026, preventing West Virginia's Board of Risk and Insurance Management from providing new or additional property or liability insurance coverage to certain entities where coverage is optional under state law. It directly affects political subdivisions, charities, public service organizations, and emergency medical services agencies (defined in §29-12-5(b)(1)), but excludes existing coverage or contracts in place as of the bill's effective date. The bill specifically exempts county schools, teachers, school staff, and public charter schools, as they are required to be insured under separate state law (§29-12-5a). This policy change pauses new insurance options for permissive entities while maintaining current coverage for all others.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Committee Substitute hb2015 hfat rohrbach 4-2 adopted.htm · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect a new title and a specific amendment proposal by Delegate Rohrbach. The substantive policy text regarding the insurance moratorium was removed and replaced with procedural text indicating the bill was adopted and rejected. No changes were made to the actual policy, dates, or eligibility criteria.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged as the substantive policy text was removed and replaced with procedural status updates.
TECHNICAL

Removed the original bill text containing the moratorium on new insurance coverage and the list of exempt entities.

Added a new title and a statement that Delegate Rohrbach moved to amend the bill's title.

Added status indicators showing the bill was 'Adopted' and 'Rejected'.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

937
Passed
Total votes 100
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
84 Yea 7 Nay
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
To Banking and Insurance
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 340)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Amended
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
To Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Matthew Rohrbach
Matthew Rohrbach
RRepublican
WV
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