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HB 4806 would mandate use of bathrooms and changing areas in schools to be based on “gender assigned at birth.”
This bill conflicts with LWV WV policies to safeguard equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
LWVWV calls HB 4806 legislative bullying. Transgender students already have enough to deal with in their schools. The Legislature shouldn’t be adding to their struggles.
The bill defines “reasonable accommodation” as “access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing area.” We call that segregation.
In a statement, Isabella Cortez, gender policy manager for the civil rights organization Fairness West Virginia, called the bill a “brazen attempt by our lawmakers to ignore a binding court ruling from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.” (WV Watch, Jan 25, 2024).
HB 4806 has passed the House Education Committee and is en route to the Judiciary Committee.
MAKE SOME NOISE!!!! Contact Judiciary members (contact information below) and tell them to comply with the 4th Circuit ruling, even if they’re not concerned with harming transgender students.
*House Judiciary Committee Members* https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/
*Name*
*District*
*Email*
*Phone*
Akers II, James Robert
055 - R
jb.akers@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3340
Fast, Tom
051 - R
tom.fast@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3252
Fluharty, Shawn
005 - D
shawn.fluharty@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3270
Foster, Geoff
020 - R
geoff.foster@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3121
Garcia, Joey
076 - D
joey.garcia@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3124
Hansen, Evan
079 - D
evan.hansen@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3125
Hillenbrand, Rick
088 - R
rick.hillenbrand@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3176
Kelly, David
008 - R
david.kelly@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3226
Kimble, Laura
071 - R
laura.kimble@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3102
Kirby, Todd
044 - R
todd.kirby@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3180
Kump, Larry
094 - R
larry.kump@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3122
Mallow, Phil
075 - R
phil.mallow@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3331
Marple, Keith
069 - R
keith.marple@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3141
Martin, Carl
065 - R
carl.martin@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3167
Nestor, Ty
066 - R
ty.nestor@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3178
Phillips, Chris
068 - R
chris.phillips@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3192
Pritt, Chris
053 - R
chris.pritt@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3156
Ridenour, Bill
100 - R
bill.ridenour@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3248
Shamblin, Andy
059 - R
andy.shamblin@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3392
Steele, Brandon
042 - R
brandon.steele@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3162
Ward, Bryan
086 - R
bryan.ward@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3154
Warner, Debbie
082 - R
debbie.warner@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3127
Westfall, Steve
016 - R
steve.westfall@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3140
Zatezalo, Mark
002 - R
mark.zatezalo@wvhouse.gov
(304) 340-3101
