Real And Personal Property
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction [SB-234]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction and allowing for the negotiated sale of real property to adjacent property owners.
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Authorizing Division of Forestry director to contract and manage forest land [SB-224]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Director of the Division of Forestry and the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to contract for the management of state-owned and -leased forests and wooded lands for purposes of preventing forest fires; provide for procedures and requirements to enter into land management contract; establish competitive bidding process; provide for proceeds from contracts to be paid to treasurer and credited to the appropriate division for certain purposes; and authorize either director to directly award a
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements [SB-107]
The purpose of this bill is to balance the interests of current landowners and future landowners to ensure surface, minerals, and forest land may be developed for future economic gain by limiting use restrictions for forest carbon capture and sequestration to a maximum term of 20 years. The bill requires parties to current and new carbon offset agreements to register with the State Tax Department. The bill requires reports by Division of Forestry and the State Tax Department. The bill authorizes the disclosure of information between the Tax Commissioner
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements [SB-281]
The purpose of this bill is to balance the interests of current landowners and future landowners to ensure surface, minerals, and forest land may be developed for future economic gain by limiting use restrictions for forest carbon capture and sequestration to a maximum term of 20 years. The bill defines certain terms. The bill requires parties to current and new carbon offset agreements to register with the State Tax Department. The bill requires reports by Division of Forestry and the State Tax Department. The bill authorizes the disclosure of
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Clarifying that tenancy includes persons who reside in sober living home [SB-73]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that persons who reside in sober living homes are tenants and provided tenant protections granted by law and provide for reasonable attorney's fees for willful or bad faith landlord noncompliance when the tenant resides in a sober living home.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses [HB-2121]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a deceased disabled veteran real property exemption for widowed spouses.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating generally to real property, tax, and registration requirements associated with carbon offset agreements [SB-822]
The purpose of this bill is to balance the interests of current landowners and future landowners to ensure surface, minerals, and forest land may be developed for future economic gain by limiting use restrictions for forest carbon capture and sequestration to a maximum term of 20 years. The bill defines certain terms. The bill requires parties to current and new carbon offset agreements to register with the State Tax Department. The bill requires reports by Division of Forestry and the State Tax Department. The bill authorizes the disclosure of
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property [HB-4003]
The purpose of this bill is to amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property and for other purposes.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Requiring that county assessors send out notice to taxpayers when their property tax increases [HB-5630]
Requiring that county assessors send out notice to taxpayers when their property tax increases
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
WV Land Use Association Registration Act [SB-694]
The purpose of this bill is to mandate registration of land use associations with the Secretary of State's office. The bill provides definitions, a statement of legislative purpose, and the required content of the registration form.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Authorizing director of Division of Forestry to contract and manage forest land [SB-688]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of the Division of Forestry to enter into contracts for management of state forests and wooded areas for the purposes of preventing forest fires. This is a new section; therefore, underscoring and
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to authorizing the director of the Division of Forestry to contract for the management of state-owned and leased forests and wooded lands for purposes of preventing forest fires [HB-5519]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of the Division of Forestry to enter into contracts for management of state forests and wooded areas for the purposes of preventing forest fires. This is a new section; therefore, underscoring and
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Clarifying that electronic data processing services are to be included in the valuation of specialized high-technology property [HB-5443]
The purpose of this bill is to include in the high-technology property valuation statute the hosting and processing of electronic data as part of a data center operation and high-performance data computing to process data and perform complex computation and solve algorithms at high speeds in connection with digital, blockchain, and/or artificial intelligence technologies.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Modifying rules regarding liquidation of property [SB-635]
The purpose of this bill is to modify when a commission, council, or a governing board may sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of any real property that was gifted or devised to it.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to allowing the use of degraded properties as an approved location to place solar panels utilized by power generating units [HB-5416]
The purpose of this bill is to incentivize independent power producers to site solar arrays on degraded land rather than prime farmland.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to personal property [HB-5407]
The purpose of this bill is to give a party to a real property partition proceeding with more than 50 percent interest in the real property first right of refusal to purchase the entire subject property.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [HB-5327]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting certain foreign ownership of land [HB-5283]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain foreign ownership of land in this state.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to prohibition of unfair real estate service agreements [HB-5326]
Relating to prohibition of unfair real estate service agreements
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Establishing tax treatment of real property owned by another state government [HB-5311]
The purpose of this bill is to set the tax rate for property located in West Virginia that is owned by another state.