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WV SB664

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Azinger

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits West Virginia state agencies from entering contracts with "media monitoring organizations" that rate or rank news sources for factual accuracy, misinformation, bias, or journalistic standards

  • Bans state contracts with advertising or marketing agencies that utilize media monitoring organization services for the state's contract work

  • Requires companies bidding on state advertising or marketing contracts to provide written certification of compliance with the act's prohibitions

  • Defines covered agencies broadly to include state departments, divisions, boards, commissions, higher education institutions using state funds, and political subdivisions

  • Exempts companies that only track audience size, viewership, demographics, or aggregate news articles, as well as those providing ad performance analytics; takes effect July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act

Finance and Administration

Last Action

To Judiciary

3/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2025

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