WV HB4867 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Communicated to Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 16 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Communicated to Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors. The bill provides definitions. The bill requires any commercial entity that provides pornography and other materials defined as being harmful to minors as a substantial portion of the entity's content to verify the age of individuals accessing the material. The bill establishes requirements and liability for the retention of data. The bill imposes liability for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors who fail to comply with verification requirements. Finally, the bill provides that an internet service provider or hosting entity is not liable for hosting or transmitting material harmful to minors to the extent that it is not the creator of the material.
Title
Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-03-07 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 410) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 203) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 203) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-03-08 | House | House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice) |
| 2024-03-08 | House | House received Senate message |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Senate requests House to concur |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 410) |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 203) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Amendment reported by the Clerk |
| 2024-02-16 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-15 | House | On 3rd reading with amendments pending and right to amend, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-14 | House | With amendment, do pass |
| 2024-02-02 | House | To House Technology and Infrastructure |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Committed to Technology and Infrastructure on 2nd reading |
| 2024-02-02 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/2/2024 |
| 2024-02-01 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2024-01-31 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-30 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2024-01-17 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-17 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-17 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49A | 1 | 101 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 102 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 103 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 104 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 105 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 106 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 49A | 1 | 107 | New Code | See Bill Text |
