republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2026/hb-5430.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to pharmaceutical benefits"
description: "Relating to pharmaceutical benefits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5430"
citation: "West Virginia HB 5430 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Worrell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f09d2827-2c64-4242-888a-2c06e88e5afa"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5430&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "52208623fce899c1798cf19586d9d79c4639b27916b605d93a8998ffaf8b1869"
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 5430 (2026) — Relating to pharmaceutical benefits

## 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=hb5430%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5430%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5430%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5430%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
5. **hb5430 hfa worrell 2-18 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5430%20hfa%20worrell%202-18%20_1%20adopted.htm)
6. **hb5430 s hhr am _ 3-2 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/hb5430%20s%20hhr%20am%20_%203-2%20adopted.htm)
7. **hb5430 sfa helton _ 3-9 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5430%20sfa%20helton%20_%203-9%20adopted.htm)
8. **hb5430 sfat helton _ 3-9 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5430%20sfat%20helton%20_%203-9%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Worrell — primary (person)
- Petitto — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-11** To Health and Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** To House Health and Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Markup Discussion
- **2026-02-17** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-02-18** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-18** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-02-19** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-02-20** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** Passed House (Roll No. 153) `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-02-21** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-21** To Health and Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-21** To Health and Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Reported do pass, with amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-06** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-09** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-09** Committee amendment reported
- **2026-03-09** Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-09** Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-10** On 3rd reading
- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Senate (Roll No. 412) `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Title amendment adopted
- **2026-03-10** Effective from passage (Roll No. 413)
- **2026-03-10** Senate requests House to concur
- **2026-03-13** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-13** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 504)
- **2026-03-13** Effective from passage (Roll No. 505)
- **2026-03-13** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-13** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/26 `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 250, 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/f09d2827-2c64-4242-888a-2c06e88e5afa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).