To regulate outdoor advertisements
HB 4831 prohibits advertising "lewd public content" anywhere in West Virginia, directly affecting businesses and advertisers promoting adult entertainment venues, images of undress, or sexually explicit language. The bill amends existing outdoor advertising laws (§17-22-4(15)) to ban such content from all outdoor signs, displays, and devices adjacent to roads. It defines "lewd public content" as including adult entertainment advertising, images of people in states of undress, or explicit terms like "nudity." The law does not change other existing restrictions on sign size, placement, or lighting.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2026
Last action Jan 26, 2026
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Jan 26, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elliott Pritt
RRepublican
Co
Corby Dillon
RRepublican
Co
David Green
RRepublican
Co
Eric Brooks
RRepublican
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