2023 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3187: Relating to requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to modify the requirements imposed on social media companies to prevent corruption and provide transparency of election-related content made available on social media websites. The bill provides equal opportunities for all candidates and political parties to speak without policy or partisan-based censorship. Finally, the bill upholds the integrity of elections by ensuring election-related content hosted, posted, and made available on social media websites is not monetized or otherwise used or manipulated for nefarious purposes.

Bill History

1/31/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
To House Technology and Infrastructure
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Amendments

hb3187 h t_i am _1

hb3187 h t_i am _1

2/3/2023Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/31/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197015.1 KB