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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Board of Osteopathic Medicine emergency temporary permit rule
Last action · January 30, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Doug Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4306 authorizes the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to a regarding emergency temporary permits to practice during states of emergency or preparedness.
Enables the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to implement emergency temporary permit procedures filed in the State Register on March 27, 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Board of Osteopathic Medicine
The board receives legislative authorization to promulgate its proposed administrative rule.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 30, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2026HouseDo pass, but first to Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Government Organization
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Government Organization then Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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