# West Virginia SB 435: Requiring health policies cover oral health medical procedures due to side effect from cancer

West Virginia SB 435, Requiring health policies cover oral health medical procedures due to side effect from cancer, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Vince Deeds (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-16 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB435-2026rs
- 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 SB 435
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring health policies cover oral health medical procedures due to side effect from cancer
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-01-16, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §5-16-8B, §9-5-34, §33-15-24, §33-16-20, §33-24-15, §33-25-23, §33-25A-37, Senate 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: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-16: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb435 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb435 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- 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)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb435 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb435 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB435-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).