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WV HB4423

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Marty Gearheart

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the 500-foot buffer zone prohibition for billboards near churches, schools, cemeteries, public parks, playgrounds, and state or national forests outside municipalities
  • Eliminates the ban on stacked billboard signs (one on top of another) facing the same direction with faces over 300 square feet each
  • Removes the prohibition on side-by-side billboard formations on the same structure with faces exceeding 300 square feet
  • Eliminates the 672 square foot maximum size restriction for billboard faces (including the 30% allowance for cutouts and extensions)
  • Removes the restriction limiting locations to only one sign structure per site

Legislative Description

Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement

Roads and Transportation

Last Action

To House Judiciary

1/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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