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WV HB5425
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tristan Leavitt
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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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