WV HB2073

Establishes the "Refugee and Immigrant Absorptive Capacity Act" requiring the state to evaluate community capacity for refugee/immigrant resettlement based on social services, housing, healthcare, education, employment, and law enforcement resources

Mandates quarterly meetings between the Department of Human Services and local governments to coordinate refugee/immigrant placement, with 30 days public notice and detailed reporting to legislative committees, law enforcement, and education officials

Allows local governments to apply for a moratorium (up to one year) on new refugee resettlement if they demonstrate insufficient absorptive capacity through public hearings and findings of adverse impact to existing residents

Authorizes the Governor to issue an executive order halting all refugee/immigrant resettlement statewide upon finding adverse impact to existing residents

Requires annual fiscal impact assessments and empowers the state to collect reimbursement fees from refugee resettlement organizations proportional to the number of refugees they helped resettle, with payments due by August 1 each year