Abuse Prevention Program Updates - Renaming and Definitions
Summary
West Virginia Governor signed HB5466 on April 1, 2026, amending the state's Abuse Prevention Program. The bill renames the intervention and prevention program, clarifies program definitions, and updates the West Virginia Code to reflect the renamed program. The legislation passed unanimously in both chambers (89-0 House, 34-0 Senate).
What changed
HB5466 updates West Virginia's Abuse Prevention Program by renaming the intervention and prevention program and clarifying its definitions within the state code. An amendment (pushkin HFA 3-3) was filed and rejected during House consideration before the bill advanced. The legislation underwent committee review in both House and Senate Health and Human Resources committees before receiving final passage.
Affected parties including social service agencies, courts handling domestic relations matters, and law enforcement should update all forms, publications, and internal references to reflect the program's new name and revised definitions. The unanimous bipartisan support (89-0 House, 34-0 Senate) indicates broad consensus on the administrative nature of these updates to the prevention program structure.
What to do next
- Update references to the renamed Abuse Prevention Program in agency materials and forms
- Review updated definitions for compliance with new program terminology
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB5466 Signed by Governor HB5466 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-03-14
Relating to Abuse Prevention Program
The purpose of this bill is to rename the intervention and prevention program, clarify the definitions of the program, and update the code with the renamed program.
Bill Details
State West Virginia
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.wvlegislature.gov/BillStatus/Billshi...
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Sponsors
Tristan Leavitt (Rep - R) James Akers (Rep - R) Bill Bell (Rep - R) Sarah Drennan (Rep - R) Erica Moore (Rep - R) Kathie Crouse (Rep - R) Laura Kimble (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal 2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-14 S To Governor 3/30/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-30 H To Governor 3/30/2026 2026-03-25 H House received Senate message 2026-03-12 S Completed legislative action 2026-03-12 S Communicated to House 2026-03-12 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 510) 2026-03-12 S Read 3rd time 2026-03-12 S On 3rd reading 2026-03-11 S Read 2nd time 2026-03-11 S On 2nd reading 2026-03-10 S Read 1st time 2026-03-10 S Immediate consideration 2026-03-10 S Reported do pass 2026-03-05 S To Health and Human Resources 2026-03-05 S To Health and Human Resources 2026-03-05 S Introduced in Senate 2026-03-04 H Communicated to Senate 2026-03-04 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-04 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 2026-03-03 H Amendment rejected (Voice vote) 2026-03-03 H Amendment reported by the Clerk 2026-03-03 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-03 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 2026-03-02 H Read 1st time 2026-03-02 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-27 H By substitute, do pass 2026-02-24 H Markup Discussion 2026-02-12 H To House Health and Human Resources 2026-02-12 H Introduced in House 2026-02-12 H To Health and Human Resources 2026-02-12 H Filed for introduction
Votes
2026-03-04 Passed House (Roll No. 321) Yea: 89 Nay: 0 2026-03-12 Passed Senate (Roll No. 510) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-12 H Health & Human Resources 2026-03-05 S Health and Human Resources
Amendments
2026-03-03 hb5466 pushkin hfa 3-3 2026-03-03 hb5466 pushkin hfa 3-3 rejected
Bill Text Versions
0000-00-00 Introduced 0000-00-00 Comm Sub 0000-00-00 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled
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