Jim Justice
Jim Justice served as Governor of West Virginia from 2017 to 2025 and has since represented the state in the U.S. Senate. His entries all fall within his term as governor and record his signature on bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature.
2024 Events (1)
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed HB4233, barring "non-binary" sex designation on birth certificates
On March 27, 2024, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 4233 into law, amending the state's vital-statistics code to require that birth certificates list a child's sex as male or female and to prohibit the use of "non-binary" as a sex designation. The measure, passed by the West Virginia Legislature, was enacted as Chapter 217 of the 2024 Acts and took effect on May 29, 2024.
2023 Events (1)
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed HB2007, banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors
On March 29, 2023, West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 2007 into law, prohibiting physicians from providing hormone therapy, puberty blockers, or gender-reassignment surgery to anyone under 18 for the purpose of gender transition. The law included a narrow exception permitting puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors diagnosed with severe gender dysphoria by two providers and assessed to be at risk of self-harm, with parental consent. It was set to take effect in January 2024.
2021 Events (1)
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed HB3293, banning transgender girls and women from school sports teams
On April 28, 2021, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 3293 into law, barring transgender girls and women from competing on public school and collegiate sports teams designated for female athletes, based on "biological sex" determined at birth. West Virginia was among a wave of Republican-led states enacting similar sports restrictions that year, following South Dakota, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee.