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WV HB5027
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joe Funkhouser
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AI Summary
- Grants original property owners the right to repurchase their property if it is not used for the stated public purpose within two years of being taken through eminent domain
- Allows repurchase at the same price the owner received when the property was originally taken
- Applies when property either fails to be used for its intended purpose within the two-year window or becomes abandoned for two years after taking
- Amends West Virginia Code §54-1-2, which defines the public uses for which private property may be taken or damaged through eminent domain
Legislative Description
Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken.
Courts
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/2/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/2/2026
Full Bill Text
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