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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 507: Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 507 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors. Primary sponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darren ThornePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Craig HartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Patricia RuckerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Judiciary
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source