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WV HB2953

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kayla Young

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Applies to businesses with over $25 million in annual revenue, those handling data of 50,000+ consumers/households/devices annually, or those deriving 50%+ of revenue from selling personal information

  • Grants West Virginia consumers the right to access, delete, correct, and obtain copies of their personal information collected by businesses, with responses required within 45 days of a verifiable request

  • Requires businesses to provide a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link on their homepage and prohibits selling or sharing personal data of consumers under 16 without affirmative consent

  • Prohibits businesses from discriminating against consumers who exercise their privacy rights through denial of services, different pricing, or reduced quality of goods/services

  • Creates a private right of action for data breaches with damages of $100-$750 per consumer per incident, and authorizes the WV Division of Consumer Protection to impose civil penalties of $2,500 per unintentional violation or $7,500 per intentional violation (tripled for minors)

Legislative Description

Consumer Data Protection Act

Consumer Protection

Last Action

To House Enviroment, Infrastructure, and Technology

2/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology2/26/2025
Energy and Public Works2/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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