West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 11 R cosponsors

HB 2396 — Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To House Education

  2. Introduced in House

  3. To Education then Judiciary

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2396?
HB 2396 is sponsored by Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), Bill Ridenour (Republican), Joe Funkhouser (Republican), Chuck Horst (Republican), Lisa White (Republican), Geno Chiarelli (Republican), Vacant1 (Republican), Tresa Howell (Republican), Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), Laura Kimble (Republican), and Elias Coop-Gonzalez (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2396?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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