West Virginia House Bill 5502: Amending the Human Rights Act to allow regulation of traits associated with a person’s race only for nondiscriminatory purposes

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to provide a definition of "race" under the Human Rights Act to allow regulation of hairstyles or other traits historically associated with a persons race if done for a nondiscriminatory basis and to assure workplace safety.

Latest action

To House Government Organization (2026-02-13)

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