WV HB4898 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-18 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit, as a condition for eligibility to foster or adopt, by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, the requirement to affirm, accept or support any government policy regarding sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent's sincerely held religious or moral beliefs.

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Title

Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender idenity

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-18HouseTo House Health and Human Resources
2024-01-18HouseIntroduced in House
2024-01-18HouseTo Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-18HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4822803New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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