Rank 38 of 54

West Virginia

AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

21bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

5of them would put AI under new government control

1agency or official they would hand new power

2have passed, 1 of them carrying a control

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1West Virginia Department of CommerceAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill

Already law

2 measures have passed. 1 of them carries a control.

HB 4983Passed · 2026-06-29Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification…New agency powersRead it on wvlegislature.gov

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

AI therapists
“Establishing limitations on the use of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence technology to deliver mental health care”
HB 4770, West VirginiaNot passedUse limits
Job loss
“Assessing the use of artificial intelligence in the workforce and its effect on employment levels, types of employment, and the deployment of workers”
HB 3187, West VirginiaPassed
Deepfakes
“disclosures and penalties associated with use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence”
SB 484, West VirginiaNot passed

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

The fears they cite

The fears these bills cite, by number of bills.

Every bill

Most controls first, then what has passed, then the newest. Filter them by fear, control or status.

HB 4983PassedAuthorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact…New agency powersRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 5590Not passedCreate a limited and predictable water-quantity review framework for High Impact Data Centers (HIDCs) in West Virginia.Data center limitsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 4770Not passedEstablishing limitations on the use of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence technology to deliver mental health care, with exceptions for…Use limitsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 4948Not passedTo create a buffer zone between a data center and residence, school or house of worshipData center limitsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 4496Not passedTo force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video…Label or AI noticeRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 3187PassedRelating to the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial IntelligenceRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 5620Not passedTo restore local control in the decision making process in regard to data centersRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 5032Not passedPrevention of data center collection of citizen dataRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 695Not passedDepartment of Commerce rule relating to certification of microgrid district or certification as high impact data centerRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HCR 4Not passedRequesting the Joint Committee on Technology & Infrastructure to establish a Genesis Working Group to coordinate statewide planning for artificial…Read it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 658Not passedRelating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projectsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 4854Not passedProhibiting the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West VirginiaRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 652Not passedRelating to distribution of tax revenues collected from data centersRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 623Not passedEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WVRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 4822Not passedTo redirect data center tax revenue to PEIA, counties, and schoolsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 857Not passedEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within stateRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 803Not passedRelating to data centersRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HCR 94Not passedRequesting a study regarding the creating of an artificial intelligence elective course to be offered in high schoolsRead it on wvlegislature.gov
HB 3137Not passedRelating to establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within the stateRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 484Not passedRelating to disclosures and penalties associated with use of synthetic media and artificial intelligenceRead it on wvlegislature.gov
SB 583Not passedEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within stateRead it on wvlegislature.gov