# West Virginia HB 2689: Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content

West Virginia HB 2689, Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Geno Chiarelli (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-11 (To House Judiciary) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2689-2025rs
- 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 2689
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-11, To House Judiciary
- Sponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §49A-1-101, §49A-1-102, §49A-1-103, §49A-1-104, §49A-1-105, §49A-1-106, §49A-1-107, 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: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Kimble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Phillips (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: George Street (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-11: To House Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-10: To House Legal Services (House)
- 2025-03-10: Markup Discussion (House)
- 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/hb2689 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2689 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/hb2689 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2689 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-HB2689-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).