# West Virginia HB 2072: Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection

West Virginia HB 2072, Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jonathan Pinson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-14 (To House Health Care Regulations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2072-2025rs
- 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 2072
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-14, To House Health Care Regulations
- Sponsor: Jonathan Pinson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §16-1D-1, §16-1D-2, §16-1D-3, §16-1D-4, House Health Care Regulation
- 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: Joe Parsons (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-14: To House Health Care Regulations (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

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2072 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2072 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2072 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2072 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-HB2072-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).