# West Virginia SB 517: Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health

West Virginia SB 517, Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (Markup Discussion) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB517-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 517
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-04-02, Markup Discussion
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §16-1-6, House Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (33 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: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Grady (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-29 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 218) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-02: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-03-31: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-03-31: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-31: To Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-31: To House Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-03-29: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Passed Senate (Roll No. 218) (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: To Health and Human Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb517 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb517 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb517 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb517 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB517-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).