2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB254: Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including 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.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Amy Nichole Grady
Republican