WV Equality Report Card
This legislative report card tracks how West Virginia lawmakers voted on major bills that directly impact LGBTQ+ people. It includes key votes from the 2021 through the 2026 legislative sessions, offering a clear record of where elected officials stood on issues affecting fairness, safety, and equal treatment under the law. Knowing where your legislators stand is an important step in holding them accountable and advocating for a more inclusive West Virginia.
Because this report spans multiple years, some legislators currently serving were not in office for earlier votes. In those cases, you may see fewer recorded votes for those individuals. For more information about each bill included in this report and why Fairness West Virginia opposed them, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
If you believe there is an error in this report, please contact jack@fairnesswv.org.
How to Use This Report Card
1. Find Your Legislator
Use our lookup tool to identify who represents you in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates. Click here to open the tool a new window, or scroll down to use the tool on this page. Once you’ve found your representatives in the Senate and House, return to this page.
2. Search their name.
Use the search function within each section of the report card to find your Senator and Delegate and see how they voted. The search bar can be found at the top left side of each report card. Additionally, arrows at the top and bottom right side will allow you to view additional pages.
3. How’d they vote?
A red rectangle indicates that Fairness WV opposed how the legislator voted, whereas a green rectangle indicates we supported their vote. Gray indicates they were absent, and black indicates they were not elected when the vote occurred.
4. Learn more about the bills.
Scroll to the “More Information” section at the bottom of this page to read about each bill included in this report and understand its intent and impact.
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❌ Drag Ban - 2026
This proposal, Senate Bill 590, was a vaguely worded bill that said “male or female impersonators” who perform on public property or where a minor could view the performance may be charged with a misdemeanor crime and could face up to six months in jail. This bill did not become law because the House of Delegates did not take it up for a vote. Therefore, only Senators’ votes are recorded in this report card.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Trans Ban in Locker Rooms - 2026
This proposal, Senate Bill 1083, said that transgender people who undress in a locker room that matches their gender identity could be charged with the crime of indecent exposure, facing arrest, jail time, and forced onto the sex offender registry if convicted. This bill did not become law because the House of Delegates did not take it up for a vote. Therefore, only Senators’ votes are recorded in this report card.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Abolishing Local Liberty - 2025
This proposal, Senate Bill 579, would have overturned every local fairness law that municipalities across the state have adopted. These local fairness laws ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations. This bill did not become law because the House of Delegates did not take it up for a vote. Therefore, only Senators’ votes are recorded in this report card.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Forced Outing - 2025
This law, Senate Bill 154, requires school employees to alert a student’s parents or guardians when the student requests an “accommodation” to affirm their gender identity. This means that when a student requests to use a different name or pronouns, the school is required to alert the parents. Forcing schools to out their students, regardless of whether or not it's safe for that student to come out at home, could lead to dangerous situations for too many young people in our state. This bill will hurt the trust that teachers try to build with all of their students, no matter how they identify.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Bathroom Ban - 2025
This law, Senate Bill 456, is a sweeping law that made many changes. Supporters called this bill the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” It put several rigid definitions into state law, including what it means to be male, female, man, woman, and so on. This law, the brainchild of Gov. Patrick Morrisey, bans transgender people from using single-sex bathrooms in state-owned buildings.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Complete GAC Ban for Minors - 2025
This law, Senate Bill 299, completely banned most gender-affirming care (hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers) for transgender people under the age of 18. Another law previously banned this practice for most people under the age of 18, but this law closes a narrow exception that allowed a handful of people to continue receiving this care if they were diagnosed with “severe gender dysphoria.”
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Banning Non-Binary Birth Certificates - 2024
This law, House Bill 4233, prohibits “non-binary” from being listed on a birth certificate when a child is born. Although state law already did not permit this practice, there was no reason to support this bill. Trans people need accurate and consistent IDs to open bank accounts, start new jobs, enroll in school, and travel. And all of us deserve ID documents that reflect who really are.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ GAC Ban w/ Exceptions - 2023
This law, House Bill 2007, restricted gender-affirming care in West Virginia for people under the age of 18. This means that, starting in 2024, care such as gender-affirming hormone therapy and puberty blockers was restricted in West Virginia for most trans people until they turn 18. This restriction excludes youth who are diagnosed with “severe gender dysphoria” by at least two health care providers.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ RFRA — “License to Discriminate” - 2023
This bill, House Bill 3042, is the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act. It’s really nothing more than a License to Discriminate bill. This law could allow anyone to be exempt from following a law or a governmental policy if they believe that law or policy burdens their religious beliefs. That means that any individual religious belief has the potential to determine which state and local laws a person or corporation must follow.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.
❌ Trans Athlete Ban - 2021
This bill, House Bill 3293, was passed and signed into law by Governor Jim Justice. It bans transgender girls in middle school, high school and college from participating in school sports that match their gender identity.
Fairness WV opposed this bill. A green rectangle means the legislator also opposed this bill, whereas a red rectangle means the legislator supported it.