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WV HB4681

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Chris Anders

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a specific exception to West Virginia's pharmaceutical liability protections for COVID-19 vaccines, allowing state civil lawsuits against manufacturers for vaccine-related injuries
  • Removes all caps on financial damages that West Virginia citizens can recover in COVID-19 vaccine injury cases
  • Amends §55-7-30 of the West Virginia Code, which currently limits manufacturer liability when adequate warnings are provided to prescribing healthcare providers (the "learned intermediary doctrine")
  • Introduced January 21, 2026, by Delegates Anders, Kimble, White, Coop-Gonzalez, Kump, Bell, and Dillon; referred to the House Judiciary Committee

Legislative Description

To create state civil liability for pharmaceutical companies for vaccine injuries from the Covid 19 vaccines

Health

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/21/2026

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