West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5546: Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health
Status: Introduced, February 16, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §16-1-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; providing for the commissioner to acquire and hold certain land; and requiring medical professionals to report to the Bureau for Public Health all injuries and side effects from vaccines and produce an annual report for the Legislature; requiring medical professionals that deliver vaccines to receive educational materials from the Bureau for Public Health about negative side effects from vaccines and to be formally trained every five years; and requi.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §16-1-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health; providing for the commissioner to acquire and hold certain land; and requiring medical professionals to report to the Bureau for Public Health all injuries and side effects from vaccines and produce an annual report for the Legislature; requiring medical professionals that deliver vaccines to receive educational materials from the Bureau for Public Health about negative side effects from vaccines and to be formally trained every five years; and requiring the commissioner to make available a mechanism for individuals, including parents, to report adverse impact from vaccines. ARTICLE 1. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. §16-1-6. Powers and duties of the commissioner. (a) The commissioner is the chief executive, administrative and fiscal officer of the Bureau for Public Health and has the following powers and (2) To enforce all laws of this state concerning public health. (3) To investigate the cause of disease, especially of epidemics and endemic conditions, and the means of prevention, suppression, or control of those conditions; the source of sickness and mortality, the effects of environment, employment, habits, and circumstances of life on the public health. (4) To inspect and examine food, drink, and drugs offered for sale or public consumption in the …