2026 Regular Session
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 237
By Senator Taylor
[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §16-3-4d, relating to prohibiting mandates for vaccines.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
§16-3-4d. Prohibiting mandates for vaccinations.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, vaccinations for any purpose may not be mandated by any entity defined in §16-1-2 of this code or by any state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mandates for vaccinations.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.