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WV HB3378
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scot Heckert
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AI Summary
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Establishes that West Virginia legislators have a reasonable expectation of privacy within their private offices in the State Capitol or other official legislative spaces
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Prohibits any person—including staff, visitors, journalists, or third parties—from video recording, audio recording, or intercepting communications in a legislator's private office without the legislator's prior consent
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Bans secretly installing or operating any recording or surveillance device in legislative offices without the legislator's express written consent, and prohibits disclosing unlawfully obtained recordings
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Exempts Capitol security measures, recordings made with written legislator consent, and lawfully authorized wiretaps conducted under valid court orders or search warrants
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Violations constitute a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment, a fine up to $10,000, or both
Legislative Description
Two party consent for legislative offices
Legislature
Last Action
To House Judiciary
3/14/2025