republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2026/hb-5168.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "To increase funding for EMS first responders."
description: "To increase funding for EMS first responders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5168"
citation: "West Virginia HB 5168 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Statler"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f825b24d-a007-457d-aeab-0e4fe9b2b11e"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5168&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "b00cfe865ad2b360903f9071349a83765ee88d12483d7bc451ac0fb583f03487"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 5168 (2026) — To increase funding for EMS first responders.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5168%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5168)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5168%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5168)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5168%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5168)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5168%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5168)
5. **hb5168 hfat criss 2-23 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5168%20hfat%20criss%202-23%20_1%20adopted.htm)
6. **hb5168 s fin am _1 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb5168%20s%20fin%20am%20_1%203-6%20adopted.htm)
7. **hb5168 s gov am _1 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb5168%20s%20gov%20am%20_1%203-4%20adopted.htm)
8. **hb5168 sfat barrett _1 3-11 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5168%20sfat%20barrett%20_1%203-11%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Statler — primary (person)
- Hillenbrand — cosponsor (person)
- Hott — cosponsor (person)
- Howell, G. — cosponsor (person)
- Linville — cosponsor (person)
- Toney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-02-19** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-23** Passed House (Roll No. 164) `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-02-23** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-02-24** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** To Government Organization then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Reported do pass, with amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** Governemnt Organization com. amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2026-03-12** Finance com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading
- **2026-03-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-13** Passed Senate (Roll No. 559) `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Title amendment adopted
- **2026-03-13** Senate requests House to concur
- **2026-03-14** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-14** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 693)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-30** To Governor 3/30/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/30/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-01** Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-29** Chapter 267, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`
- **2026-06-29** Chapter 267, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f825b24d-a007-457d-aeab-0e4fe9b2b11e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).