WV-HB2885-2015
West Virginia · HB 2885 · 2015
The Youth Mental Health Protection Act
Pro-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- WV-HB2885-2015
- State
- West Virginia
- Session
- 2015
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 2885, 82d Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (W. Va. 2015), http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2885&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill.
- Short citation
- W. Va. H.B. 2885.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mental health providers from engaging in, or referring a patient to, sexual orientation conversion therapy when such person is under eighte…
Curator notes
For minors, Re: sexual orientation, inclusive of gender expression but not of gender identity
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Skinner | Democratic | Representative | HD-067 | Primary sponsor |
| Barbara Fleischauer | Democratic | Representative | HD-051 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Pushkin | Democratic | Representative | HD-054 | Co-sponsor |
| Erikka Storch | Republican | Representative | HD-003 | Co-sponsor |
| Danny Hamrick | Republican | Representative | HD-048 | Co-sponsor |
| John McCuskey | Republican | Representative | HD-035 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (13,212 characters)
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