Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.

Highlights:

• Alleges that the purpose of this bill is to bring clarity, certainty, and uniformity to the laws of the state regarding sex discrimination, equality of the sexes, and benefits or services specifically provided to males and to females (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies how the West Virginia Women’s Bill of Rights applies wherever West Virginia, or an instrumentality of the state, classifies people on the basis of sex or otherwise defines people as being female or male, women or men, girls or boys (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to biological sex and how it is defined in West Virginia (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that any state policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex discrimination shall be construed to pertain to females or males (Sec. 1). 

• Alleges that the state has an important interest in preventing unjust discrimination and in maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies any public school, public school district, agency, department, or instrumentality of the state that collects vital statistics related to sex for the purpose of complying with state or federal anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic, or other data shall identify each natural person who is part of the collected data set as either male or female (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights.

Highlights:

• Alleges that the purpose of this bill is to bring clarity, certainty, and uniformity to the laws of the state regarding sex discrimination, equality of the sexes, and benefits or services specifically provided to males and to females (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies how the West Virginia Women’s Bill of Rights applies wherever West Virginia, or an instrumentality of the state, classifies people on the basis of sex or otherwise defines people as being female or male, women or men, girls or boys (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to biological sex and how it is defined in West Virginia (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that any state policy, program, or statute that prohibits sex discrimination shall be construed to pertain to females or males (Sec. 1). 

• Alleges that the state has an important interest in preventing unjust discrimination and in maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies any public school, public school district, agency, department, or instrumentality of the state that collects vital statistics related to sex for the purpose of complying with state or federal anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic, or other data shall identify each natural person who is part of the collected data set as either male or female (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text