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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