HB2129 enacts the “Parents’ Bill of Rights,” which affirms the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, care, healthcare, and mental health of their minor children; and provides for injunctive relief against violations.

The West Virginia Senate passed HB2129 on March 24, 2025, by a vote of 32 to 1. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the upbringing, education, care, and control of children belongs to—and is a fundamental right of—parents, not the government. The State of West Virginia has a duty to uphold the right of parents to protect their children. Parental rights are retained under the Ninth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.