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WV HB2406

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kathie Crouse

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits all state offices, departments, boards, and commissions from using what the bill defines as "exclusionary, sexist language" in official government business

  • Mandates replacing terms like "pregnant people," "birthing person," "chestfeeding," and "menstruating person" with alternatives such as "pregnant women," "birth mom," "breastfeeding," and "women"

  • Requires "breast milk" instead of "human milk" and "breast fed" instead of "body fed" or "person fed" in all official documents, websites, literature, and in-person communications

  • Bans use of alternative spellings like "womxn" or "womyn," requiring "woman" instead

  • Takes effect June 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Eliminate woke, anti-women words from state government

Finance and Administration

Last Action

To House Health and Human Resources

2/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Resources2/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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