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WV HB3492

Bill

Status

Passed

4/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Rohrbach

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the City of Huntington to levy a special district excise tax on sales of tangible personal property and services within the 146-acre City of Huntington Economic Opportunity Development District

  • Requires Huntington to hold a public hearing, submit an application, and obtain approval from the West Virginia Division of Economic Development before levying the tax

  • Establishes mandatory annual reporting requirements for all jurisdictions imposing a special district excise tax, with reports due by December 31 following each fiscal year ending June 30

  • Annual reports must be filed with the Governor, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Revenue, and Joint Committee on Government and Finance

  • Required report contents include: tax collections, property assessed values at district inception and current year, list of businesses operating in the district, debt amounts and amortization schedules, and projected dates for debt retirement and district dissolution

Legislative Description

Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts.

Municipalities

Last Action

Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal

4/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Development4/1/2025
Finance3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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