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WV HB4381

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam Burkhammer

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows local churches to disaffiliate from their denominational conference while retaining ownership of church property
  • Requires disaffiliating churches to reimburse the conference or denomination for financial investments made toward acquisition, maintenance, and improvements of the property
  • Mandates that conferences provide disaffiliating churches with full, transparent accounting of all funds contributed to the property
  • Exempts disaffiliating churches from reimbursing any amounts the local church itself contributed for property acquisition, maintenance, or renovation
  • Adds new Article 17 to Chapter 31E of the West Virginia Code governing conferences and disaffiliations

Legislative Description

Relating to disaffiliation from certain conferences

Corporations

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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