WV HB4191 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-24 - To Government Organization
Pending: Senate Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-24 - To Government Organization
Pending: Senate Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to modify the requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites. The bill provides equal opportunities for all candidates and political parties to speak without policy or partisan-based censorship. Finally, the bill upholds the integrity of elections by ensuring election-related content hosted, posted, and made available on social media websites is not monetized or otherwise used or manipulated for nefarious purposes.
Title
Relating to requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-23 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 272) (Y: 61 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-24 | Senate | To Government Organization |
| 2024-02-24 | Senate | To Government Organization then Judiciary |
| 2024-02-24 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 272) |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-02-23 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-02-22 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/22/2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2024-02-20 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-19 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2024-02-09 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-02-09 | House | With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2024-01-10 | House | To House Technology and Infrastructure |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-10 | House | To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
