# West Virginia HB 2954: Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health

West Virginia HB 2954, Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Laura Kimble (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-25 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2954-2025rs
- 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 2954
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §16-1-6, 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: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: S. Chris Anders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-25: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-25: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-25: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2954 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2954 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/hb2954 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2954 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-HB2954-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).