WV-HB5440-2026
West Virginia · HB 5440 · 2026
Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection
- Bill key
- WV-HB5440-2026
- State
- West Virginia
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 5440, 87th Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (W. Va. 2026), http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5440&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill.
- Short citation
- W. Va. H.B. 5440.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection
Curator notes
Failed 3rd reading deadline 3/4/26; Alliance Defending Freedom's Medical Ethics Defense Act; introduced version's only ref to GAC is in the title, not the body.
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Pinson | Republican | Representative | HD-017 | Primary sponsor |
Model-bill lineage
Model-bill templates this bill matches
- Medical Ethics and Diversity Act Shares provisions
Similar bills
Bill text
- As introduced (14,399 characters)
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