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WV HB 4496

died on adjournment

To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WV HB 4496 pass?

No. WV HB 4496 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-19): To House Judiciary

What is WV HB 4496 about?

WV HB 4496 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4496?

Flanigan is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4496, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-19
Latest action
2026-01-19 — To House Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Flaniganprimary
  • Roopcosponsor
  • Funkhousercosponsor
  • Maynorcosponsor
  • Akerscosponsor
  • Hornbycosponsor
  • Mallowcosponsor
  • Williscosponsor
  • Martincosponsor
  • Brookscosponsor
  • Butlercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-19

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-19

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-19

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-19

    Filed for introduction

    filing

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4496&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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