# West Virginia HB 2197: Including three types of cancer for which rebuttable presumption of injury from employment exists for firefighters

West Virginia HB 2197, Including three types of cancer for which rebuttable presumption of injury from employment exists for firefighters, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steele; status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (To House Government Adminstration) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2197-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2197
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Including three types of cancer for which rebuttable presumption of injury from employment exists for firefighters
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-13, To House Government Adminstration
- Sponsor: Steele
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §23-4-1, House Government Administration
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steele

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-13: To House Government Adminstration (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization then Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2197 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2197 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2197 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2197 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2197-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).