Children; seizure, etc., of property used in connection with exploitation and solicitation.
Summary
Seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of property used in connection with the exploitation and solicitation of children. Requires the court, if the forfeiture is established to order the destruction of all audio and visual equipment, electronic equipment, devices, and other personal property used in connection with the possession, production, distribution, publication, sale, possession with intent to distribute, or making of child pornography, or in connection with the solicitation of a person less than 18 years of age, in violation of current law. The bill also (i) requires certain information to be provided by the law-enforcement agency responsible for the destruction, (ii) prohibits destruction of such items to be used in a criminal prosecution until all rights of appeal have been exhausted, and (iii) requires the law-enforcement agency to provide notice, by first-class mail, to the accused or other interested party, if known, and his attorney at least seven days prior to the destruction of the time and place the destruction will occur. This bill incorporates HB 274 and HB 688.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
86–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 88
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic53
98% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wren Williams
RRepublican
Co
Eric Zehr
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
Co
Will Davis
RRepublican
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