HB4012 prohibits the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for entering the premises of any state or local governmental building, entity, department, or agency, or as a condition for entering the premises of a hospital or enrolling in a state institution of higher education.
The West Virginia State Senate passed HB4012 on March 12, 2022 by a vote of 23 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because an individual’s personal health care decisions should not be the object of government, nor be under its federal, state, or local jurisdictions in the United States. Forcing an individual to produce their vaccination status would be a violation of their fundamental rights, freedoms, privileges, or immunities protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.