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WV SB608
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Rucker
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AI Summary
- Establishes a religious exemption to West Virginia's mandatory vaccination requirements for school children and those attending state-regulated child care centers
- Parents or legal guardians may exempt their child by presenting a signed certification stating they object to immunization based on sincerely held religious beliefs
- Current law requires immunization against chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus, and whooping cough for school and child care admission
- Exemption certificates would be presented directly to the child's school or child care center, bypassing the current medical exemption process that requires commissioner approval
Legislative Description
Relating to religious exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements
Health
Last Action
To Health and Human Resources
1/27/2026
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Resources1/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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