{"bill":{"bill_key":"WV-HB2972-2023","title":"To prohibit public university names for gender affirming care","side":"anti","state":"WV","year":2023,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"The purpose of this bill is to restrict public universities or university associated healthcare facilities from performing gender reassignment surgeries or gender affirming care u…","notes":"Surgery ban; \"public university, such as West Virginia University Medicine, Marshall Health, or otherwise\"","types_str":"Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors","sponsor_mix":"R","url":"https://legiscan.com/WV/bill/HB2972/2023","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 2972, 86th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (W. Va. 2023), http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2972&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill.","short":"W. Va. H.B. 2972."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Chris Pritt","party":"R","state":"WV","district":"HD-053","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-22824"},{"name":"Geno Chiarelli","party":"R","state":"WV","district":"HD-078","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-24277"}],"citations":["WV:16-11A-1","WV:16-11A-2"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":1884}]}}