House of Delegates Rejects Bill to Loosen School Vaccination Requirements
Adapted from an update by WV CAG member Robin Godfrey, who has been organizing and advocating against this dangerous bill. Thank you, Robin!Â
Some folks have asked about the final roll call on SB 460, the terrible vaccine bill that was thankfully defeated by a SIGNIFICANT margin, 56-42. Several delegates voted WRONG on Friday, March 21, by supporting an amendment reinserting nonmedical (religious) exemptions into the bill (that amendment passed 52-44), then switched their vote and voted RIGHT against the final bill on Monday, March 24. (The House Health Committee amended philosophical and religious exemptions from the bill before sending it to the House floor.)
SB 460 would have drastically weakened West Virginia’s current vaccination requirements, which serve as a model for other states and protect our kids, seniors and immunocompromised from dangerous, contagious, and preventable diseases.
Thank you to the delegates who spoke forcefully and eloquently against this terrible bill and helped carry the day against it! (You can read more and listen to parts of their testimonies here and here.)
Some are receiving nasty messages and being attacked for opposing the bill. Below is a copy of the House roster showing how delegates voted. Please call or send a quick thank you e-mail to delegates of BOTH PARTIES who voted NO and for keeping our children safe. You can look up your delegate here.Â
|
Name |
District |
|
Phone |
Vote on SB 460 |
|
Adkins, Stanley |
049 – R |
stanley.adkins@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3352 |
N |
|
Akers II, James Robert ‘JB’ |
055 – R |
jb.akers@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3340 |
N |
|
Amos, Michael |
027 – R |
michael.amos@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3355 |
N |
|
Anders, S. Chris |
097 – R |
chris.anders@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3350 |
Y |
|
Anderson, William |
010 – R |
bill.anderson@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3101 |
N |
|
Barnhart, Trenton |
009 – R |
trenton.barnhart@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3195 |
N |
|
Bridges, Jordan |
033 – R |
jordan.bridges@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3297 |
Y |
|
Brooks, Eric |
045 – R |
eric.brooks@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3197 |
Y |
|
Browning, Ryan |
028 – R |
ryan.browning@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3126 |
N |
|
Burkhammer, Adam |
064 – R |
adam.burkhammer@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3123 |
Y |
|
Butler, Jim |
018 – R |
jim.butler@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3199 |
Y |
|
Campbell, Jeff |
046 – R |
jeff.campbell@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3131 |
N |
|
Cannon, David |
089 – R |
david.cannon@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3157 |
Y |
|
Cannon, Jarred |
021 – R |
jarred.cannon@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3324 |
N |
|
Canterbury, Ray |
047 – R |
ray.canterbury@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3129 |
N |
|
Chiarelli, Geno |
078 – R |
geno.chiarelli@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3158 |
N |
|
Clark, Wayne |
099 – R |
wayne.clark@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3366 |
Y |
|
Clark, Thomas |
048 – R |
thomas.clark@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3916 |
N |
|
Clay, Marshall W. |
051 – R |
marshall.clay@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3170 |
N |
|
Coop-Gonzalez, Elias |
067 – R |
elias.coop-gonzalez@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3145 |
Y |
|
Cooper, Roy |
040 – R |
roy.cooper@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3119 |
N |
|
Criss, Vernon |
012 – R |
vernon.criss@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3230 |
N |
|
Crouse, Kathie Hess |
019 – R |
kathie.crouse@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3118 |
Y |
|
Dean, Mark |
034 – R |
mark.dean@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3304 |
Y |
|
DeVault, Michael |
074 – R |
mike.devault@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3249 |
Y |
|
Dillon, Henry |
029 – R |
henry.dillon@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3155 |
Y |
|
Dittman, Lori |
063 – R |
lori.dittman@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3142 |
N |
|
Drennan, Sarah |
020 – R |
sarah.drennan@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3121 |
N |
|
Eldridge, Jeff |
030 – R |
jeff.eldridge@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3152 |
N |
|
Ellington, Joe |
038 – R |
joe.ellington@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3265 |
N |
|
Fehrenbacher, Bob |
011 – R |
bob.fehrenbacher@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3137 |
N |
|
Ferrell, Dana |
060 – R |
dana.ferrell@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3194 |
N |
|
Flanigan, Bill |
004 – R |
bill.flanigan@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3127 |
N |
|
Fluharty, Shawn |
005 – D |
shawn.fluharty@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3270 |
N |
|
Foggin, Dave |
014 – R |
dave.foggin@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3136 |
Y |
|
Funkhouser, Joe |
098 – R |
joe.funkhouser@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3130 |
Y |
|
Garcia, Rick |
076 – D |
rick.garcia@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3124 |
N |
|
Gearheart, Marty |
037 – R |
marty.gearheart@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3179 |
Y |
|
Green, David |
036 – R |
david.green@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3165 |
Y |
|
Hall, Walter |
058 – R |
walter.hall@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3181 |
N |
|
Hamilton, Anitra |
081 – D |
anitra.hamilton@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3900 |
N |
|
Hansen, Evan |
079 – D |
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3125 |
N |
|
Hanshaw, Roger |
062 – R |
roger.hanshaw@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3210 |
A |
|
Heckert, Scot C. |
013 – R |
scot.heckert@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3394 |
N |
|
Hillenbrand, Rick |
088 – R |
rick.hillenbrand@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3176 |
Y |
|
Hite, Michael |
092 – R |
michael.hite@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3269 |
Y |
|
Holstein, Josh |
032 – R |
josh.holstein@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3184 |
N |
|
Hornbuckle, Sean |
025 – D |
sean.hornbuckle@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3395 |
N |
|
Hornby, Michael |
093 – R |
michael.hornby@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3138 |
N |
|
Horst, Chuck |
095 – R |
charles.horst@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3148 |
Y |
|
Hott, John Paul |
085 – R |
johnpaul.hott@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3399 |
N |
|
Howell, Gary G. |
087 – R |
gary.howell@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3191 |
N |
|
Howell, Tresa |
052 – R |
tresa.howell@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3287 |
Y |
|
Jeffries, Dean |
061 – R |
dean.jeffries@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3149 |
Y |
|
Jennings, D. Rolland |
084 – R |
buck.jennings@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3396 |
Y |
|
Kelly, David |
008 – R |
david.kelly@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3226 |
N |
|
Kimble, Laura |
071 – R |
laura.kimble@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3102 |
Y |
|
Kump, Larry D. |
094 – R |
larry.kump@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3122 |
Y |
|
Kyle, Jonathan |
066 – R |
jonathan.kyle@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3178 |
Y |
|
Leavitt, Tristan |
053 – R |
tristan.leavitt@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3156 |
N |
|
Lewis, Hollis |
057 – D |
hollis.lewis@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3183 |
N |
|
Linville, Daniel |
022 – R |
daniel.linville@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3277 |
Y |
|
Lucas, Patrick |
024 – R |
patrick.lucas@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3280 |
N |
|
Mallow, Phil |
075 – R |
phil.mallow@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3331 |
Y |
|
Marple, Keith |
069 – R |
keith.marple@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3141 |
N |
|
Martin, Carl |
065 – R |
carl.martin@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3167 |
Y |
|
Masters, Ian T. |
091 – R |
ian.masters@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3147 |
Y |
|
Maynor, Jordan |
041 – R |
jordan.maynor@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3164 |
Y |
|
Mazzocchi, Margitta |
031 – R |
margitta.mazzocchi@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3174 |
Y |
|
McCormick, David |
082 – R |
david.mccormick@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3127 |
N |
|
McGeehan, Pat |
001 – R |
pat.mcgeehan@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3220 |
A |
|
Miller, George |
090 – R |
george.miller@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3177 |
Y |
|
Moore, Erica |
015 – R |
erica.moore@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3185 |
Y |
|
Parsons, Joe |
016 – R |
happyjoe.parsons@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3140 |
N |
|
Petitto, Mickey |
070 – R |
mickey.petitto@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3171 |
Y |
|
Phillips, Chris |
068 – R |
chris.phillips@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3192 |
Y |
|
Pinson, Jonathan |
017 – R |
jonathan.pinson@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3146 |
Y |
|
Pritt, David Elliott |
050 – R |
elliott.pritt@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3337 |
N |
|
Pushkin, Mike |
054 – D |
mike.pushkin@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3106 |
N |
|
Ridenour, Bill |
100 – R |
bill.ridenour@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3248 |
Y |
|
Riley, Clay |
072 – R |
clay.riley@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3144 |
N |
|
Rohrbach, Matthew |
026 – R |
matthew.rohrbach@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3221 |
N |
|
Roop, Carl ‘Bill’ |
044 – R |
bill.roop@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3180 |
N |
|
Shamblin, Andy |
059 – R |
andy.shamblin@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3392 |
N |
|
Sheedy, Charles |
007 – R |
charles.sheedy@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3111 |
N |
|
Smith, Doug |
039 – R |
doug.smith@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3187 |
N |
|
Smith, Bryan |
073 – R |
bryan.smith@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3139 |
N |
|
Statler, Joe |
077 – R |
joe.statler@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3265 |
N |
|
Steele, Brandon |
042 – R |
brandon.steele@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3162 |
Y |
|
Stephens, Jeffrey |
006 – R |
jeffrey.stephens@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3151 |
N |
|
Street, George |
083 – R |
george.street@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3160 |
Y |
|
Toney, Christopher W. |
043 – R |
chris.toney@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3265 |
N |
|
Vance, Adam |
035 – R |
adam.vance@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3163 |
N |
|
Ward, Bryan |
086 – R |
bryan.ward@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3154 |
Y |
|
White, Lisa |
096 – R |
lisa.white@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3274 |
Y |
|
Williams, John |
080 – D |
john.williams@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3173 |
N |
|
Willis, Jimmy |
003 – R |
jimmy.willis@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3367 |
N |
|
Worrell, Evan |
023 – R |
evan.worrell@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3269 |
Y |
|
Young, Kayla |
056 – D |
kayla.young@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3362 |
N |
|
Zatezalo, Mark |
002 – R |
mark.zatezalo@wvhouse.gov |
(304) 340-3101 |
N |