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WV SB 183

died on adjournment

Removing certain entities from list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display of obscene matter to minor

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 183 pass?

No. WV SB 183 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 (2026-01-14): To Judiciary

What is WV SB 183 about?

WV SB 183 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Removing certain entities from list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display of obscene matter to minor”.

Who sponsors WV SB 183?

Helton is the primary sponsor of WV SB 183, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-01-14 — To Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Heltonprimary
  • Rosecosponsor
  • Thornecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-14

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-14

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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