# West Virginia HB 4146: To require compulsory vaccinations for anyone employed by the public school system in this state.

West Virginia HB 4146, To require compulsory vaccinations for anyone employed by the public school system in this state., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-19 (To House Public Education) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4146-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4146
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To require compulsory vaccinations for anyone employed by the public school system in this state.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-01-19, To House Public Education
- Sponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §16-3-4D, House Public Education
- 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: Lisa White (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-01-19: To House Public Education (House)
- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-14: To Education then Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-14: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-14: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4146 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4146 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)
- HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed)
- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4146 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4146 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
- [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs)
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4146-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).