# West Virginia SB 841: Prohibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning

West Virginia SB 841, Prohibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Maynard; status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB841-2025rs
- 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 SB 841
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Maynard
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: §1-8-1, §1-8-2, §1-8-3, §1-8-4, §1-8-5, Senate Judiciary
- 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: Maynard
- Cosponsor: Mike Azinger (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Fuller (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Grady (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb841 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb841 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/sb841 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb841 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-SB841-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).