Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program
SB 537 establishes the WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program, providing direct support to low-income pregnant women and new mothers in West Virginia. The program, administered by the state health department, offers prenatal care, nutrition assistance, and social services to eligible individuals. It creates a new state-funded initiative to improve maternal and infant health outcomes for vulnerable populations. The bill became law after approval by the governor on April 30, 2025, and was enacted as Chapter 203 of the 2025 Regular Session Acts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed Aug 8, 2025
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MODERATE
The document changed from a committee amendment draft to the final enrolled version of the bill. The final version retains the core policy of establishing a pregnancy support program while removing the committee's specific text edits and adding standard legislative certification signatures and footer navigation links.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program; no substantive policy scope changes were made in this transition.
TECHNICAL
Removed the committee amendment note indicating that the bill text was being struck out and replaced, as the final version incorporates the changes directly.
Removed the 'Adopted' and 'Rejected' status indicators from the amendment process.
Added standard enrolled bill formatting, including certification signatures for the Clerks of the Senate and House, and the President and Speaker signatures.
Added website navigation links, footer text, and a print-on-demand form that were present in the final published version but not in the draft amendment text.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 420)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 418)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
With amendment, do pass
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources then Finance
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 56)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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