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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 42: Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 42 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2026): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Mike AzingerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Judiciary
  2. Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
  3. To Health and Human Resources
  4. Introduced in Senate
  5. To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source