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WV HB5425

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tristan Leavitt

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement for land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities to notify adjacent property owners within 15 days of acquiring tax-delinquent property and give them 120 days to purchase it
  • Allows land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities to convey property to each other with fee simple title, free of liens and encumbrances, with local governing body consent
  • Changes urban renewal authority reporting from the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation, which then compiles reports for the Joint Committee
  • Removes the July 1, 2026 sunset provision that would have eliminated certain tax-delinquent property acquisition authorities for urban renewal authorities
  • Authorizes the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to audit land reuse agency and urban renewal authority activities and subpoena these entities for that purpose

Legislative Description

Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities.

Municipalities

Last Action

To House Government Organization

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Organization2/10/2026

Full Bill Text

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