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WV HB2732
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kathie Crouse
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AI Summary
- Adds religious exemptions to West Virginia's compulsory immunization requirements for school and state-regulated child care center admission
- Parents or guardians may submit a notarized Certificate of Religious Exemption Form stating that immunization conflicts with the student's religious tenets or practices
- The religious exemption form must be submitted to the admitting official of the school to which the student is seeking admission
- Current law only allows medical exemptions certified by a licensed physician; this bill expands exemption options to include religious beliefs
- Applies to required vaccinations including chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus, and whooping cough
Legislative Description
Permitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizations
Health
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
2/21/2025
Committee Referrals
Health & Human Resources2/21/2025
Full Bill Text
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