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WV SB687

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Azinger

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits obscene materials in or within 2,500 feet of West Virginia public schools, including K-12 schools, charter schools, career technical centers, and Schools for the Deaf and Blind

  • Requires school officials and personnel who learn of children's exposure to obscene matter to report it or face misdemeanor charges with fines up to $500 and/or imprisonment up to one year

  • Establishes a complaint procedure through the State Superintendent for investigating alleged violations and mandates referral to law enforcement if distribution of obscene matter to minors likely occurred

  • Creates civil cause of action allowing students or parents to sue county boards, charter schools, or state board for violations, with recovery of actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees

  • Expands the definition of prohibited "obscene matter" to explicitly include "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances, or display to any minor"

Legislative Description

Prohibiting obscene materials in or within 2,500 feet of WV schools

Education (K12)

Last Action

To Judiciary

1/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/30/2026

Full Bill Text

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