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Laws · West Virginia · H.B. 5032

H.B. 5032: Prevention of data center collection of citizen data

West Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 2, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

The purpose of this bill is to create the Citizens' Data Center Transparency Act. The bill creates a prohibition on use of data centers for unconstitutional surveillance.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Henry Dillon (R); Bill Ridenour (R); Bryan Ward (R); Ian Masters (R); Chris Anders (R)

Subjects Consumer Protection, Public Safety The legislature's own list.

Official page www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5032&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill. Found through LegiScan (bill 2103453), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 2, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 5032 went to committee in the House of Delegates. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in House.

  2. February 2, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 5032 was introduced in the House of Delegates. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in House.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 5032 on the legislature's site www.wvlegislature.gov

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