# West Virginia HB 2652: To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act

West Virginia HB 2652, To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chuck Horst (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2652-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2652
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-02-20, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §62-1H-1, §62-1H-2, §62-1H-3, §62-1H-4, §62-1H-5, §62-1H-6, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Bridges (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Worrell (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-20: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-20: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2652 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2652 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2652 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2652 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2652-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).