Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity
HB 4070 would classify individuals who have naturally developed immunity from a communicable or infectious disease as "fully vaccinated" for all purposes, requiring them to be treated equally or preferentially compared to those with vaccine-induced immunity. The bill applies to all communicable or infectious diseases and directly affects people who recovered from an illness without vaccination. It changes how immunity is legally recognized in West Virginia, making natural immunity equivalent to vaccine immunity in policy implementation. This does not eliminate vaccination requirements but reclassifies natural immunity as meeting the "fully vaccinated" standard.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 14, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To House Health and Human Resources
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Health and Human Resources
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 4070
Scope: WV
Hi! I can help you understand HB 4070. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline