About 40 people offered differing viewpoints at a public hearing, on Jan. 24, 2024, in the West Virginia House of Delegates chamber for House Bill 4654, which would make schools, libaries and museums subject to prosecution for the distribution and display of obscene matter to minors. The proposed law has raised concerns about obscenity, censorship, the bill's enforcement, the types of materials that would be considered illegal, and its potential impact on libraries and their staff.