States/West Virginia

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AI Overview

West Virginia has a regulation score of 2/10 (permissive), with 1 enacted AI law and 4 pending bills. Total tracked lobbying activity: $0.6M. Key companies active: Leidos (Morgantown), Northrop Grumman (Fairmont).

West Virginia

West Virginia has minimal AI-specific legislation, with the legislature focused primarily on economic diversification rather than technology regulation. Limited tech sector presence has contributed to low legislative interest in AI governance.

Permissive Regulation6 Total Bills

Permissive

Enacted

Pending

$0.6M

Lobbying

Key Laws & Legislation

•WV SB 340 - AI in Government Study Resolution

Key Legislators

Sen. Charles Trump

Senate · Judiciary Committee Chair

Del. Moore Capito

House of Delegates · Technology Committee Member

Active AI Company Lobbying

Leidos (Morgantown)Northrop Grumman (Fairmont)

All West Virginia AI Bills (5)

5 bills found

State	Bill	Title	Status	Topics	Last Action
WV	SB 580	AI Deepfake Prohibition Act	Introduced	deepfakes	2025-02-15
WV	HB 3210	West Virginia AI Government Study Act	In Committee	government-ai	2025-02-08
WV	HB 2375	Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement Act	Introduced	facial-recognition	2024-07-13
WV	HB 1560	Synthetic Media Accountability Act	In Committee	deepfakeshiring-ai	2024-07-04
WV	HB 1944	AI Training Data Transparency Act	Enacted	copyright	2023-04-18

External Resources

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Last updated: 2026-04-15