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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 10, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia House Bill
Creating the Vape Safety Act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 14, 2026: House Message received
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 5437
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 26
- Anders
- Garcia
- Linville
- Pushkin
- Clay
- Gearheart
- Martin
- Smith, D
- Crouse
- Hansen
- Masters
- Stephens
- Dean
- Hite
- McGeehan
- Ward, G
- Dillon
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Williams
- Eldridge
- Horst
- Phillips
- Young
- Flanigan
- Kimble
NO: 67
- Adkins
- Drennan
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Akers
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Riley
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Roop
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Shamblin
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Lewis
- Sheedy
- Burkhammer
- Green
- Lucas
- Statler
- Butler
- Hall
- Mallow
- Street
- Campbell
- Hamilton
- Marple
- Toney
- Cannon, D
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Vance
- Canterbury
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Holstein
- McCormick
- Watt
- Clark
- Hornby
- Moore
- White
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hott
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Cooper
- Howell, G
- Petitto
- Zatezalo
- Criss
- Howell, T
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dittman
- Jeffries
- Pritt
YES: 29
- Adkins
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Hansen
- Masters
- Smith, D
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- McGeehan
- Stephens
- Crouse
- Horst
- Miller
- Vance
- Dean
- Kimble
- Petitto
- Ward, G
- Ferrell
- Lewis
- Phillips
- Williams
- Flanigan
- Lucas
- Pushkin
- Young
- Garcia
NO: 61
- Akers
- Drennan
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Anderson
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
- Riley
- Bell
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Rohrbach
- Brooks
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Roop
- Browning
- Foggin
- Kelly
- Shamblin
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Kyle
- Sheedy
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Leavitt
- Statler
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Toney
- Canterbury
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Hite
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McCormick
- White
- Cooper
- Hornby
- Moore
- Worrell
- Criss
- Hott
- Parsons
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dittman
YES: 88
- Adkins
- Eldridge
- Jennings
- Pritt
- Akers
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Pushkin
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Kelly
- Ridenour
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Riley
- Brooks
- Flanigan
- Leavitt
- Rohrbach
- Browning
- Foggin
- Lewis
- Roop
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Shamblin
- Butler
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Sheedy
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Statler
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Stephens
- Canterbury
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Street
- Chiarelli
- Hansen
- Masters
- Toney
- Clark
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Vance
- Clay
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, B
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hite
- McCormick
- Ward, G
- Cooper
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- Watt
- Criss
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- White
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Moore
- Williams
- Dean
- Hott
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Petitto
- Young
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Drennan
- Jeffries
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
YES: 92
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Akers
- Drennan
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anderson
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Riley
- Bell
- Fehrenbacher
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bridges
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Roop
- Brooks
- Flanigan
- Leavitt
- Shamblin
- Browning
- Fluharty
- Lewis
- Sheedy
- Burkhammer
- Foggin
- Linville
- Statler
- Butler
- Funkhouser
- Lucas
- Stephens
- Campbell
- Garcia
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Green
- Marple
- Toney
- Cannon, J
- Hall
- Martin
- Vance
- Canterbury
- Hamilton
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Hansen
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Clark
- Heckert
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Clay
- Hillenbrand
- McCormick
- White
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hite
- McGeehan
- Williams
- Cooper
- Holstein
- Miller
- Willis
- Criss
- Hornbuckle
- Moore
- Worrell
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Parsons
- Young
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 506)
- Communicated to Senate
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading with right to amend
- Read 3rd time
- Committee amendment reported
- Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 414)
- Title amendment adopted
- Senate requests House to concur
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reported do pass, with amendment
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in Senate
- To Health and Human Resources
- To Health and Human Resources
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment rejected (Roll No. 226)
- Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Passed House (Roll No. 227)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Communicated to Senate
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Amendments pending
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/26/2026
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Read 1st time
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- By substitute, do pass, but first to Judiciary
- 2nd reference dispensed
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Markup Discussion
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
- To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
- Introduced in House
- To House Health and Human Resources
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Engrossed Committee SubstituteHTML
- Engrossed Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Amendment hb5437 sfa helton _ 3-10 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 sfa helton _ 3-10.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 sfat helton _ 3-9.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 sfat helton _ 3-9 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfat worrell 2-27.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfat worrell 2-27 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa lucas 2-24 _1 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa dean 2-26 _2.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa dean 2-26 _2 rejected.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa worrell 2-24 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa worrell 2-24 _1 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa clark 2-24 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa clark 2-24 _1 rejected.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 hfa lucas 2-24 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 s hhr am _ 3-4 as amended.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 s hhr am _ 3-4.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment hb5437 s hhr am _ 3-4 adopted.htmHTML
Documents
- Committee Amendment House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 506)HTML
- Committee Amendment Passed Senate (Roll No. 414)HTML
- Committee Amendment Passed House (Roll No. 227)HTML
- Committee Amendment Amendment rejected (Roll No. 226)HTML
- Committee Amendment Amendment rejected (Roll No. 225)HTML
- Alcohol Beverage Control AdministrationHTML



