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HB 4412·WV·house

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

Signed into LawFiled Jan 16, 2026
Sponsor: Geno Chiarelli (R)
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Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Aug 13, 2026

Summary

The bill makes commercial websites that publish or distribute sexual material harmful to minors responsible for confirming that visitors are adults. Operators must use digital IDs, government IDs, or other reasonable age‑verification methods, and they face civil penalties if they fail. It also gives the Attorney General the power to sue and sets a five‑year limit on related lawsuits.

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