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WV HB4073
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kathie Crouse
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AI Summary
- Amends West Virginia Code §16-3-4 to add religious exemptions to the state's compulsory immunization requirements for school and child care center admission
- Parents or guardians may submit a notarized Certificate of Religious Exemption Form stating that immunizations conflict 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 permits medical exemptions certified by a licensed physician; this bill adds religious objection as a second exemption category
- Introduced January 14, 2026 by Delegate Crouse and referred to the Health and Human Resources Committee, then Judiciary
Legislative Description
Permitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizations
Health
Last Action
To House Health and Human Resources
1/14/2026
Committee Referrals
Health & Human Resources1/14/2026
Full Bill Text
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