# West Virginia HB 2033: Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity

West Virginia HB 2033, Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jonathan Pinson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (To House Health and Human Resources) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2033-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2033
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-20, To House Health and Human Resources
- Sponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §48-22-803, House Health and Human Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Burkhammer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-20: To House Health and Human Resources (House)
- 2025-02-17: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-14: To House Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 sub.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 sub.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 sub.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 sub.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2033 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2033-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).