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Broadband & Rural Internet

Expanding reliable internet to every West Virginia community.

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2026 Regular Session Bills

7 bills touching this issue

These records are from the completed 2026 regular session. Their status is preserved for reference; they are not being presented as legislation moving today.

HB4461Engrossed
Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a consumer is not required to pay for service outages caused by the provider when he or she did not receive services.

Rick Hillenbrand(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 2/9/2026· Energy, Industry and Mining
HB4624Introduced
To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions

The purpose of this bill is to permit county commissions to lease, rent, or permit the use of a county-owned wireless tower or any portions thereof, with exceptions.

John Paul Hott(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 2/6/2026· Homeland Security
HB4909Introduced
Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation

The purpose of this bill is to establish comprehensive protections against telephone solicitation fraud, spoofing, and abuse; to require modern safeguards by telecommunications providers; to impose strong penalties on violators; and to direct enforcement proceeds to local fire and emergency medical.

Bryan Smith(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 1/29/2026· Judiciary
HB4631Introduced
Internet Reliability Act

The purpose of this bill is to provide that Internet Service Providers, or "ISPs", shall be considered a telecommunications utility for regulatory purposes by the Public Service Commission.

Henry Dillon(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 1/21/2026· Energy and Public Works
HB4496Introduced
To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real.

The purpose of this bill is to protect West Virginians by requiring artificial intelligence created media to be disclosed.

Bill Flanigan(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 1/19/2026· Judiciary
HB4063Introduced
Relating to requiring the State Board of Education to design, test, and deploy an internet-based reporting system to be known as the School Choice Portal

The purpose of this bill is to create a school choice portal. The bill also requires the Board of Education to adopt a school choice portal.

Kathie Crouse(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 1/19/2026· Educational Choice
HB4135Introduced
To allow police access to all photo information upon arrest for sex offenders

The purpose of this bill is to require registrant to Sex Offender Registry to provide all online identifiers from internet and mobile application accounts; to permit State Police to inspect mobile phone to verify accuracy of information; and to requiring registrant provide information about All Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles operated by the registrant.

Phil Mallow(R)Official link pending verificationLast action 1/14/2026· Judiciary
Committees tied to these 2026 bills
  • Energy, Industry and Mining
  • Homeland Security
  • Judiciary
  • Energy and Public Works
  • Educational Choice