# West Virginia HB 3481: Protecting sports fans who participate in real-money fantasy sports, skill-based contests to ensure that operators of these contests meet appropriate compliance and financial standards in order to be suitable for licensure and operation within the state.

West Virginia HB 3481, Protecting sports fans who participate in real-money fantasy sports, skill-based contests to ensure that operators of these contests meet appropriate compliance and financial standards in order to be suitable for licensure and operation within the state., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jarred Cannon (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-18 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3481-2025rs
- 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 3481
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Protecting sports fans who participate in real-money fantasy sports, skill-based contests to ensure that operators of these contests meet appropriate compliance and financial standards in order to be suitable for licensure and operation within the state.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Jarred Cannon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §29-22F-1, §29-22F-2, §29-22F-3, §29-22F-4, §29-22F-5, §29-22F-6, §29-22F-7, §29-22F-8, §29-22F-9, §29-22F-10, 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: Jarred Cannon (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-18: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-18: To Judiciary then Finance (House)
- 2025-03-18: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-18: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3481 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3481 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/hb3481 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3481 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-HB3481-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).