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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Prohibits State Entities from Promoting Sexual Orientation or Gender Transitioning
Last action · February 5, 2026: To JudiciarySponsor: Mark Maynard
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 775 bans West Virginia state government entities, public schools, and state-funded universities from promoting or facilitating discussions, policies, programs, or medical procedures related to sexual orientation or . The measure prohibits the use of state funds for such programs, creates a for state residents, authorizes the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute violations, and imposes employee termination and funding suspension penalties.
Changes operational rules and funding access for all state agencies, public schools, and state-funded universities by cutting off state support for specified topics and medical treatments while exposing employees to termination and entities to funding suspensions.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Government Entities and Public Schools
State agencies, public schools, and universities are barred from supporting or engaging in specified discussions, instructional programs, and medical procedures, and face funding suspensions for noncompliance.
State Employees and Officials
Employees and officials who willfully violate the prohibition are subject to disciplinary action, including termination.
West Virginia Residents
Residents receive a private right of action to file civil lawsuits in state circuit court against entities alleged to have violated the prohibitions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Full breakdown
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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