2024 Regular Session • West 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
Sponsors
Republican: 9
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Amy Nichole Grady
Republican