# West Virginia SB 240: Updating crime of sexual extortion West Virginia SB 240, Updating crime of sexual extortion, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Hamilton (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 75, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB240-2025rs - 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 SB 240 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Updating crime of sexual extortion - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 75, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: §61-2-13, §61-8B-6 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (160 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader extortion protections and offender penalties: mixed, low. The law broadens protections against direct, indirect, or implied threats used to obtain something of value. Threats can target a person, their spouse, child, or family or household member, including harm to things they value. The law also counts sexual acts and private images as forms of considera… - Juvenile consequences for sexual extortion: mixed, low. Someone under 18 at the time of a sexual extortion offense is treated as delinquent under juvenile law. A circuit court handles the case under the state's juvenile rules. The court may order behavioral health counseling as a condition of community supervision or its decision on the case. Counseling… - New prison terms for sexual extortion: mixed, low. West Virginia protects victims by making sexual extortion a felony. It covers knowingly and intentionally sharing, arranging to share, or threatening to share someone's private sexual image to force action or inaction. The target can be the victim, their spouse, child, or a family or household memb… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 109) | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 44) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 21) | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-08-08: Chapter 75, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: To Governor 3/18/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor 3/25/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-03-24: Approved by Governor 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: To Governor 3/18/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-03-14: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 109) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2025-03-10: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-10: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-10: Passed House (Roll No. 44) (House) - 2025-03-10: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-07: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-07: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-03-07: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-03-06: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-06: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-05: Do pass (House) - 2025-03-03: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-02-25: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-25: To Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-25: To House Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-24: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Passed Senate (Roll No. 21) (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 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 - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb240 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) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB240-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).