State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / West Virginia
West Virginia Children's Privacy Laws (2026)
No state kids-products law · current as of June 28, 2026
West Virginia has no state-level kids-products privacy or age-assurance law as of June 28, 2026. That doesn't mean nothing applies: the federal COPPA baseline governs data collected from children under 13 in every state, and a product shipped nationwide still has to meet the strictest state rules elsewhere. See the full tracker map for the national picture.
Also on the books (out of scope): HB 4412 (2026) — 'Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content'; adult-content AV law, signed Apr. 1, 2026, effective June 12, 2026.; SB 498 (2026) — 'Protecting Kids from Porn' / 'PROTECT' Act. Mandatory age verification for commercial adult websites (>25% explicit content) with VPN-circumvention ban; died in Senate Judiciary.; HB 2609 (2025) — 'Parental Control of Software Application Downloads' (App Store Accountability-style: parental consent before a known under-16 child downloads apps); died in committee. — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.
Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.
SourceHow West Virginia compares
- App store: 16 states are tracking legislation — Texas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Utah and 10 more
- Social media: 33 states are tracking legislation — California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and 27 more
- Age assurance: 6 states are tracking legislation — Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
- Design code: 17 states are tracking legislation — Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, California and 11 more
Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.