2026 Regular Session
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PDF: sb151 sub1.pdf
DOCX: SB151 INTR.docx
WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Committee Substitute
for
Senate Bill 151
By Senators Oliverio, Clements, Hamilton, and Woelfel
[Reported January 22, 2026, from the Committee on Banking and Insurance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §9-3-7, relating to exempting cash value of life insurance policy from Medicaid eligibility calculations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3. APPLICATION FOR AND GRANTING OF ASSISTANCE.
§9-3-7. Medicaid eligibility calculations.
The first $25,000 of the cash value of a life insurance policy shall be exempt from Medicaid eligibility calculations.