# West Virginia HB 2735: Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity

West Virginia HB 2735, Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-21 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2735-2025rs
- 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 2735
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-02-21, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §16-3-14, House Health and Human Resources
- 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: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marshall W. Clay (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-21: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-21: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2735 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2735 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/hb2735 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2735 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-HB2735-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).