Robert Karnes

Senator · West Virginia

Party

Republican

State

West Virginia

Chamber

Senator

District

SD-011

Years active

2018–2024

Bills sponsored

15 bills

Bills sponsored

• WV-SB194-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors
  Model-bill family: WV-SB697-2023
• WV-SB195-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature
• WV-SB237-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Criminalizing engaging in adult cabaret performance where it may be viewed by minor
  Model-bill family: WV-SB253-2023
• WV-SB515-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction
  Model-bill family: WV-SB515-2024
• WV-SB517-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Requiring biological sex on birth certificates to be male or female
• WV-SB601-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights
  Model-bill family: WV-HB5243-2024
• WV-SB741-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting creation, production, distribution or possession of artificially generated child pornography
• WV-SB870-2024 failed · co-sponsor
  Restoring Sanity Act
  Model-bill family: WV-SB870-2024
• WV-SR17-2024 enacted · co-sponsor
  Recognizing Riley Gaines as ambassador for Independent Women's Forum and advocate for women's equality in sports
• WV-SB103-2023 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting certain funding and attendance of minors to drag shows
  Model-bill family: WV-SB103-2023
• WV-SB253-2023 failed · co-sponsor
  Criminalizing engaging in adult cabaret performance where it may be viewed by minor
  Model-bill family: WV-SB253-2023
• WV-SB697-2023 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors
  Model-bill family: WV-SB697-2023
• WV-SB498-2022 failed · co-sponsor
  Creating Anti-Racism Act of 2022
• WV-SB341-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Requiring participation in athletic or sporting events be based on athlete's biological gender
  Model-bill family: ID-H500-2020
• WV-SB93-2018 failed · primary sponsor
  Establishing WV Freedom of Conscience Protection Act