WV SB194 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-10 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors. The bill establishes penalties for practitioners in violation of regulations. The bill safeguards the mental and physical health of minors. The bill prohibits political subdivisions from enacting conflicting policies. The bill creates whistleblower protection. Finally, the bill prohibits taxpayer subsidization of gender transition treatments.
Title
Prohibiting gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Azinger [R] | Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman [R] | Sen. Chandler Swope [R] | Sen. Jay Taylor [R] |
| Sen. Patricia Rucker [R] | Sen. Eric Tarr [R] | Sen. Mark Hunt [D] | Sen. Robert Karnes [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2S | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 7 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 2S | 8 | New Code | See Bill Text |
