THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
WV SB590 (2026)
Relating to exhibition of obscene material
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Making adult cabaret performance criminal offense in certain circumstances
- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed one chamber Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : House received Senate message
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Censorship: Drag Ban
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Filed for introduction | |
| Senate | To Judiciary | |
| Senate | Introduced in Senate | |
| Senate | To Judiciary | |
| Senate | Committee substitute reported | |
| Senate | Immediate consideration | |
| Senate | Read 1st time | |
| Senate | On 2nd reading | |
| Senate | Read 2nd time | |
| Senate | On 3rd reading | |
| Senate | Read 3rd time | |
| Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 332) | |
| Senate | Ordered to House | |
| House | House received Senate message | |
| House | Introduced in House | |
| House | To Judiciary | |
| House | To House Judiciary |
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