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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 731: Eliminating hepatitis-b and meningitis as required vaccines

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 731 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminating hepatitis-b and meningitis as required vaccines. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): To Health and Human Resources.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Amy GradyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 Health and Human Resources
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Health and Human Resources
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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