West Virginia Children’s Privacy Laws (2026)
No state kids-products law · current as of October 1, 2026
West Virginia has no state-level kids-products privacy or age-assurance law as of October 1, 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) · 3 measures
- 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.
Source: ecfr.gov for 16 C.F.R. Part 312 (opens in a new tab)How West Virginia compares
- App store: 6 states are tracking legislation: Texas, Alabama, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Utah
- Social media: 23 states are tracking legislation: California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and 17 more
- Age assurance: 4 states are tracking legislation: Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, California
- Design code: 11 states are tracking legislation: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Nebraska, New York and 5 more
- AI companion: 20 states are tracking legislation: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Nebraska, New York and 14 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.
Cite this page: Calvo, Isaac A. “West Virginia: Children’s Privacy Laws.” https://isaaccalvo.com/child-privacy-laws/west-virginia (data as of 2026-10-01; reviewed monthly).