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WV HB2793

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pat McGeehan

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits billboards in West Virginia that display messages about abortion availability in bordering states, identify abortion providers or facilities in those states, or encourage individuals to obtain abortions

  • Bans any person from creating, erecting, maintaining, leasing, funding, or designing such billboards, as well as assisting others in doing so

  • Requires the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to report suspected violations to the Secretary of State within 30 days, and allows any state resident to report violations

  • Mandates permanent revocation of all business licenses and permits for any person found to have violated the billboard prohibition, with opportunity for a hearing and judicial review

  • Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue additional civil actions against violators, including under parens patriae authority, and grants enforcement officials access to state agency records to identify violators

Legislative Description

Relating to regulating billboards displaying messages about the availability of abortions in states bordering West Virginia

Health

Last Action

To House Judiciary

2/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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