Vaccine exemption bill fails in West Virginia House of Delegates
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS1 min read
House Health and Human Resources Committee Chairman Evan Worrell, R-Cabell, explains SB 460, relating to vaccine requirements, prior to Monday’s debate and vote. -- Steven Allen Adams
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CHARLESTON - After weeks of anticipation, the West Virginia House of Delegates narrowly defeated Gov. Patrick Morrisey's bill that would have allowed for parents and guardians to use a religious exemption to the state's mandatory school-age immunization program.
The House defeated Senate Bill 460, relating to vaccine requirements, in a 42-56 vote with two absent/not voting Monday afternoon with just under three weeks left in the 2025 legislative session.
SB 460, as amended by the House Friday, would have allowed for a religious exemption to vaccines for students attending public schools, with the parent/guardian submitting a written statement of the exemption to the school administrator or state-regulated child care center.
