HB 2406 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Eliminate woke, anti-women words from state government

HB 2406 requires all West Virginia state offices, departments, boards, and commissions to replace specific terms in government communications with gender-specific alternatives. It mandates replacing phrases like "pregnant people" with "pregnant women" and "chestfeeding" with "breastfeeding" in official documents, websites, literature, and in-person interactions. The bill targets language it deems "exclusionary" or "sexist," listing nine specific term replacements to be implemented by June 1, 2025. This directly affects all state government entities responsible for public communications.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Feb 18, 2025
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Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Feb 17, 2025
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To House Health and Human Resources
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Feb 17, 2025
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To Health and Human Resources then Finance
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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