A bill that would loosen restrictions on mandatory vaccinations for students in West Virginia cleared the House of Delegates, on Feb. 26, 2024, after heavy debate. House Bill 5105 would eliminate vaccine requirements for students attending public virtual schools, private schools, and parochial schools, with the exception of those participating in sanctioned athletic events organized by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission.
Delegate Laura Kimble, R-Harrison, speaks, on Feb. 26, 2024, on the House floor in support of a bill she sponsored that would loosen restrictions on vaccination requirements for West Virginia
The House of Delegates backed legislation setting up a framework for legal marijuana sales. The Senate considers its bill on Tuesday. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is not interested in the idea.
The West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee advanced House Bill 4850, which would remove a sunset provision from gas and oil personal property tax. The bill, House Bill 4850, is backed by the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, but the methodology it would extend has drawn criticism, including from Wetzel County Assessor Scott Lemley.
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