West Virginia ALS Care Services Act
HB 5327, the West Virginia ALS Care Services Act, establishes a state program to provide targeted support for residents living with ALS and their caregivers. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to fund three key services: care coordination and education to help navigate healthcare systems, loan programs for assistive technology and reusable ramps (addressing a common financial barrier as ramps aren't typically covered by insurance), and access to multidisciplinary ALS clinics. These clinics consolidate specialized care, reduce the need for repeated specialist visits and emergency care, and aim to improve patient outcomes while lowering long-term healthcare costs. The program directly affects West Virginia ALS patients and their families by enabling them to remain safely at home longer, reducing reliance on costly institutional care.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Signed Jun 29, 2026
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The bill's metadata was updated to reflect its current status as the 'Engrossed Committee Substitute' rather than the previous 'Committee Substitute' or 'Enrolled Version'. The substantive text of the bill, including the legislative findings and program descriptions for ALS care, remains unchanged from the prior version.
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The webpage version labels were updated to show the progression from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed Committee Substitute', indicating the bill has been amended by the committee but not yet finalized as an enrolled bill.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 12, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 506)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 306)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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