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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill SB 1012 Permits Statewide Addition of 100 Juvenile Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Beds
Last action · March 5, 2026: To House FinanceSponsors: Scott Fuller and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia Senate Bill 1012 creates a statewide exception allowing the addition of up to 100 licensed substance abuse treatment beds restricted to inpatient treatment for individuals 17 years of age or younger, overriding existing county caps.
Expands treatment capacity for minors by allowing new youth inpatient substance use beds in counties that have already reached or exceeded the normal limit of 250 licensed substance abuse beds.
- Certificate of need laws regulate the establishment and expansion of healthcare facilities and services to prevent unnecessary duplication and control healthcare costs. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals 17 years of age or younger
Minors seeking inpatient substance use disorder treatment gain expanded access through the authorization of up to 100 new specialized beds statewide.
Health care facilities
Facilities are permitted to develop juvenile inpatient substance abuse treatment beds in counties that previously exceeded the 250-bed limit.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Finance
- Mar 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse received Senate message
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOrdered to House
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFloorPassed Senate (Roll No. 302)
Show 11 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026SenateRead 3rd time
- Mar 3, 2026SenateOn 3rd reading
- Mar 2, 2026SenateRead 2nd time
- Mar 2, 2026SenateOn 2nd reading
- Feb 27, 2026SenateRead 1st time
- Feb 27, 2026SenateImmediate consideration
- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommittee substitute reported
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Health and Human Resources
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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