WV SB279 | 2025 | Regular Session

West Virginia Senate Bill 279

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - 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

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	Senate	To Health and Human Resources
2025-02-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2025-02-12	Senate	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2025-02-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

Subjects

Health

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

West Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=279&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb279%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=279