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WV HB5672
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Williams
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AI Summary
- Imposes an excise tax on Schedule II opioid drugs and derivatives sold to licensed pharmacies in West Virginia
- Tax rate is calculated at one cent per 100 pills multiplied by the number of overdose deaths in the state from the most recent year available
- Department of Health must provide annual overdose death data by December 1st, with the new tax rate taking effect each January 1st
- Pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors are prohibited from passing the tax cost on to patients
- All tax revenue is deposited into the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund to support drug addiction prevention and recovery programs
Legislative Description
Relating to collecting a tax from all manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs
Taxation
Last Action
To House Finance
2/17/2026
Committee Referrals
Finance2/17/2026
Full Bill Text
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