WV HB 5547

died on adjournment

To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5547 pass?

No. WV HB 5547 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-16): To House Health and Human Resources

What is WV HB 5547 about?

WV HB 5547 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5547?

Kimble is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5547, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-16
Latest action: 2026-02-16 — To House Health and Human Resources
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Human Rights

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-02-16
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-16
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-16
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-16
To House Health and Human Resources
referral-committee

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5547&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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