# West Virginia HB 4626: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine

West Virginia HB 4626, Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ryan Browning (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-04-02 (Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4626
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026
- Sponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §16-67-1, §16-67-2, §16-67-3, §16-67-4, §16-67-5, §16-67-6, §16-67-7, Vetoed
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ryan Browning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 487) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 32) | pass | 96 | 0 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2026-04-02: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: To Governor 3/31/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/31/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (House)
- 2026-03-13: House received Senate message (House)
- 2026-03-12: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 487) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Communicated to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Completed legislative action (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Reported do pass, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: To Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-01-29: Passed House (Roll No. 32) (House)
- 2026-01-29: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-01-28: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-28: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-01-27: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-27: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-01-26: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-23: Do pass (House)
- 2026-01-22: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-21: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-21: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4626 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [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)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4626-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).