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WV HB4977

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Bill Flanigan

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Municipalities may adopt ordinances allowing recovery of costs for repair, alteration, improvement, removal, or demolition of unsafe buildings as special tax assessments against the property
  • Property owners must receive notice of the assessment amount before imposition, following procedures in existing municipal special assessment law
  • Special assessments can be certified to the county sheriff or tax official and entered on land books with the same priority, interest, penalties, and enforcement remedies as regular property taxes
  • The bill amends West Virginia Code §8-12-16, which governs municipal authority over unsafe, unsanitary, or dangerous structures
  • Introduced January 29, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Government Organization

Legislative Description

Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessments

Taxation

Last Action

To Judiciary

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/5/2026
Local Governments1/30/2026
Government Organization1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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