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WV HB2732

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kathie Crouse

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

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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