# West Virginia HB 4629: Relating to medical cessation treatment and research

West Virginia HB 4629, Relating to medical cessation treatment and research, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-04 (Introduced in Senate) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4629-2026rs
- 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 4629
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to medical cessation treatment and research
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-04, Introduced in Senate
- Sponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §16-9A-3, Senate Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (178 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tobacco research exception for young adults: benefit, low. 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…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Amos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David McCormick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 39) | pass | 91 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 38) | pass | 87 | 5 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-02-04: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-03: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-03: Passed House (Roll No. 38) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Effective from passage (Roll No. 39) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-02: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-02: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-01-30: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-01-29: Do pass (House)
- 2026-01-27: 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 Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 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/hb4629 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4629 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-HB4629-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).