ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB4412 Signed by Governor
HB4412 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-14

Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content

The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of sexual material harmful to minors, to provide definitions, to create a cause of action, and to provide for the administration, applicability, exceptions, and penalties for violation of the article.

Bill Details

State

West Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_hi...

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Sponsors

Geno Chiarelli (Rep - R)
Jonathan Pinson (Rep - R)
Joe Funkhouser (Rep - R)
Scot Heckert (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-14 S To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-25 H To Governor 3/25/2026
2026-03-14 S Completed legislative action
2026-03-14 S Communicated to House
2026-03-14 S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 685)
2026-03-14 S House Message received
2026-03-14 H Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14 H House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 599)
2026-03-14 H House received Senate message
2026-03-10 S Senate requests House to concur
2026-03-10 S Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 397)
2026-03-10 S Read 3rd time
2026-03-10 S On 3rd reading
2026-03-09 S Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-09 S Read 2nd time
2026-03-09 S On 2nd reading
2026-03-06 S Read 1st time
2026-03-06 S On 1st reading
2026-03-05 S Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2026-02-13 S To Judiciary
2026-02-13 S To Judiciary
2026-02-13 S Introduced in Senate
2026-02-12 H Communicated to Senate
2026-02-12 H Passed House (Roll No. 81)
2026-02-12 H Read 3rd time
2026-02-12 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-11 H Read 2nd time
2026-02-11 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-10 H Read 1st time
2026-02-10 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-09 H By substitute, do pass
2026-01-27 H Markup Discussion
2026-01-23 H To House Judiciary
2026-01-22 H Markup Discussion
2026-01-22 H To House Courts
2026-01-16 H To House Judiciary
2026-01-16 H Introduced in House
2026-01-16 H To Judiciary
2026-01-16 H Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-12 Passed House (Roll No. 81) Yea: 94 Nay: 0
2026-03-10 Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 397) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
2026-03-14 House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 599) Yea: 96 Nay: 0
2026-03-14 Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 685) Yea: 33 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-16 H Judiciary
2026-01-22 H Courts
2026-01-23 H Judiciary
2026-02-13 S Judiciary

Amendments

2026-03-04 hb4412 s jud am _1 3-4
2026-03-04 hb4412 s jud amt _1 3-4
2026-03-04 hb4412 s jud am _1 3-4 adopted Adopted
2026-03-04 hb4412 s jud amt _1 3-4 adopted Adopted
2026-03-11 hb4412 hfa mcgeehan 3-11 _1
2026-03-11 hb4412 hfa mcgeehan 3-11 _1 reformed
2026-03-11 hb4412 hfa mcgeehan 3-11 _1 reformed adopted Adopted

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Comm Sub
0000-00-00 Engrossed
0000-00-00 Enrolled

Subjects

Juveniles Public Safety

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