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West VirginiaHB 46292026 Regular SessionHouse

Relating to medical cessation treatment and research

Sponsored By: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican)

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§16-9A-3Senate Health and Human Resources

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Tobacco research exception for young adults

West Virginia law allows colleges and universities to provide tobacco products to adults under 21 for qualifying research. Studies must support medical efforts to prevent or stop tobacco use, or to regulate tobacco products. The research must take place in a sanctioned, medically supervised program. A properly accredited research review board must approve it under federal rules. Outside this research exception, the ban on selling or giving tobacco products to people under 21 remains.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • James Robert "JB" Akers II

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Michael Amos

    Republican • House

  • Geno Chiarelli

    Republican • House

  • Michael Hite

    Republican • House

  • David McCormick

    Republican • House

  • Matthew Rohrbach

    Republican • House

  • Evan Worrell

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 178 • No: 7

House vote • 2/3/2026

Effective from passage (Roll No. 39)

Yes: 91 • No: 2

House vote • 2/3/2026

Passed House (Roll No. 38)

Yes: 87 • No: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

    2/4/2026Senate

  2. To Health and Human Resources

    2/4/2026Senate

  3. To Health and Human Resources

    2/4/2026Senate

  4. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

    2/3/2026House

  5. Read 3rd time

    2/3/2026House

  6. Passed House (Roll No. 38)

    2/3/2026House

  7. Effective from passage (Roll No. 39)

    2/3/2026House

  8. Communicated to Senate

    2/3/2026House

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

    2/2/2026House

  10. Read 2nd time

    2/2/2026House

  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

    1/30/2026House

  12. Read 1st time

    1/30/2026House

  13. Do pass

    1/29/2026House

  14. Markup Discussion

    1/27/2026House

  15. Filed for introduction

    1/21/2026House

  16. To Health and Human Resources

    1/21/2026House

  17. Introduced in House

    1/21/2026House

  18. To Health and Human Resources

    1/21/2026House

Bill Text

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