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West Virginia has 12 tracked bills on artificial intelligence and data centers: 1 enacted, 11 in committee.
West Virginia is weighing an unusually hard-line package: banning all state and local subsidies to data centers, requiring a 500-foot setback from homes and schools, and letting regulators restrict data-center water withdrawals when harm is detected. A separate bill would limit AI use in mental-health care.
12 bills with a published summary and a link to the primary source.
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill requires large data centers in West Virginia to report their water usage to the state environmental agency, which can then restrict or ban their water withdrawals if…
In committeeHealthcareUpdated
This bill limits how artificial intelligence can be used to deliver mental health care in West Virginia, allowing AI only for administrative tasks rather than direct patient care…
In committeePrivacyUpdated
This bill bans online platforms from showing pornographic content to minors and requires strict age verification systems to prevent access. Platforms that fail to comply face…
In committeeGovernmentUpdated
This bill is about protecting state-issued IDs that do not comply with federal REAL ID standards. It is not related to AI regulation or data-center policy.
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill would ban West Virginia state and local governments from providing any financial subsidies to data centers. It effectively removes public financial support such as tax…
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill requires data centers in West Virginia to be built at least 500 feet away from any home, school, or house of worship. It creates a mandatory setback rule that would…
In committeePrivacyUpdated
This bill creates a West Virginia law protecting genetic and biometric data by requiring companies to tell consumers how their genetic information is collected and used, and…
EnactedGovernmentUpdated
This bill updates school safety mapping requirements to include colleges and universities alongside K-12 schools. It is not related to AI or data-center policy.
In committeeGovernanceUpdated
This bill updates voter list information provided through the Secretary of State's subscription service to include change audit data. It is not related to AI or data-center policy.
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill establishes community air monitoring programs in West Virginia and defines how the collected air quality data will be used. It is not related to AI regulation or…
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill sets rules for how data centers can be built or managed in West Virginia counties where the ground is mostly made of karst geology — a porous limestone terrain that is…
In committeeData CentersUpdated
This bill gives counties and municipalities in West Virginia more say over where and how data centers and microgrid projects are built in their communities. It shifts oversight…
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