2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB740: Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content to include minors

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to create a new criminal offense of manipulating a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or similar recording containing sexually explicit conduct by the insertion thereof of a visual image of an actual minor so as to create the appearance that it is a minor engaged in the sexually explicit conduct.

Bill History

2/9/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/9/2024
To Judiciary
Senate
2/9/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/9/2024
To Judiciary
Senate
2/15/2024
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/16/2024
On 1st reading
Senate
2/16/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/19/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/19/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/20/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/20/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/20/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 185)
Senate
2/20/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/21/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/21/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 681)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates

Amendments

sb740 sfa takubo _2 3-9

sb740 sfa takubo _2 3-9

3/9/2024Not Adopted

sb740 sfat takubo _2 3-9

sb740 sfat takubo _2 3-9

3/9/2024Not Adopted

sb740 sfat trump _1 3-8

sb740 sfat trump _1 3-8

3/8/2024Not Adopted

sb740 sfa trump _1 3-8

sb740 sfa trump _1 3-8

3/8/2024Not Adopted

sb740 sfat trump _1 3-8 pulled

sb740 sfat trump _1 3-8 pulled

3/8/2024Not Adopted

sb740 sfa trump _1 3-8 pulled

sb740 sfa trump _1 3-8 pulled

3/8/2024Not Adopted

sb740 h jud amt adopted

sb740 h jud amt adopted

3/8/2024Adopted

sb740 h jud amt

sb740 h jud amt

3/8/2024Not Adopted

sb740 hjud am. _1 3-4

sb740 hjud am. _1 3-4

3/4/2024Not Adopted

sb740 hjud am. _1 3-4 adopted

sb740 hjud am. _1 3-4 adopted

3/4/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed House (Roll No. 681)
3/8/2024
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 185)
2/20/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/20/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/19705.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/19705.2 KB