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Local Government & Preemption legislation, West Virginia
State legislation that governs cities and counties -- home rule, state preemption of local ordinances, municipal finance, and local authority. Deliberately broad: a city affairs office cares about municipal bonds, utilities and courts as much as about preemption fights, so the hub errs toward including anything a municipality is subject to.
78 bills in West Virginia. Membership is matched on bill titles and official subject tags; source coverage and update timing vary. See something missing? Tell us.
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Enacted (7)
Latest action 2026-06-29: Chapter 244, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-29: Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-29: Chapter 290, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-25: Chapter 205, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-25: Chapter 241, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-25: Chapter 204, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Latest action 2026-06-25: Chapter 242, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Died or failed (71)
- SB 182 — Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustmentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-14: Communicated to Senate
- HB 5319 — Camping ban on certain public property.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-11: On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
- HB 4977 — Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessmentsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-05: To Judiciary
- HB 5203 — To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal electiondied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: To Judiciary
- HB 5106 — Relating to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation Districtdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-04: To Government Organization
- SB 978 — Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Systemdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-03-02: To Finance
- HB 5630 — Relating generally to providing notice for amendments to a zoning ordinance.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-27: To Judiciary
- HB 4537 — Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-25: To Government Organization
- SB 1076 — Authorizing municipalities to elect to participate in Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Systemdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-23: To Pensions
Latest action 2026-02-23: To House Government Organization
- SB 1052 — Requiring county commissions approve certain purchase made with county fire levy moneysdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-21: To Government Organization
- HB 5273 — Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal officedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-21: To Judiciary
- SB 856 — Extending State Fire Marshal inspections to include municipalities with certified fire codedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-20: To Finance
Latest action 2026-02-20: To Judiciary
- SB 1013 — Allowing certain municipal plan participants to use accrued leave toward credited service upon retirementdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: To Pensions
- SB 1002 — Allowing counties and municipalities to create special assessment districtsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-19: To Energy, Industry, and Mining
Latest action 2026-02-17: To House Government Organization
- HB 5632 — Relating to local permitting deadlinesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-16: To House Government Organization
Latest action 2026-02-16: To House Government Organization
- HB 5578 — To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the statedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-16: To House Finance
- SB 957 — Relating to minimum number of council members for certain municipalitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-16: To Government Organization
- SB 930 — Raising cost of living increase for certain municipal employeesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-12: To Pensions
- SB 918 — Relating to civil service promotion criteria for municipal law-enforcement officersdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-11: To Government Organization
- HB 5425 — Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-10: To House Government Organization
- HB 5422 — Relating to Home Rule Reformdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-10: To House Government Organization
- SB 891 — Relating to oversight of political subdivision hiring of private attorneysdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-09: To Judiciary
Latest action 2026-02-09: To House Finance
- HB 5331 — To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefightersdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-09: To House Finance
- HB 4297 — Relating to authorizing the Municipal Pensions Oversight Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to exempt purchasing.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-06: To House Judiciary
- HB 5064 — Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple yearsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-06: To House Local Governments
- SB 70 — Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-06: To Judiciary
- HB 5175 — Relating to the Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-04: To House Finance
- HB 5139 — Authorizing municipal fire departments specialized license platesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-03: To House Energy and Public Works
- HB 5023 — Relating to permitting a citizen of this state to vote in the election of a municipality in which the citizen does not residedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: To House Judiciary
- SB 700 — Allowing city attorneys and municipal court clerks to file judgement liensdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-02-02: To Judiciary
- HB 5009 — Relating to zoning ordinances and their effectsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-30: To House Government Organization
- SB 443 — Granting municipal fire marshals authority to assist in lawful execution of law-enforcement officer's official dutiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-30: To House Government Organization
- HB 4985 — Relating to strategic and critical resources, state preemption of local regulation, and foreign ownership and restricted commerce entitiesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-30: To House Energy and Public Works
- HB 4353 — Prohibit municipalities from collecting B&O taxes on projects that are funded by state or federal government programsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-29: To House Revenue
Latest action 2026-01-29: To House Government Organization
- HB 4080 — To provide for partisan races for mayoral and city council races, and provide for the election of mayors by citizens of a town or municipality.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-27: Markup Discussion
- HB 4816 — Relating to municipal fire protection feesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: To House Judiciary
- HB 4831 — To regulate outdoor advertisementsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: To House Judiciary
- HB 4825 — Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: To House Energy and Public Works
- HB 4833 — To remove the cap for municipalities on their stabilization funddied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-26: To House Finance
- HB 4652 — Exempts from local taxes and fees for a municipal Utility in which the members are electeddied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-23: To House Local Governments
- HB 4702 — Prohibiting municipal zoning regulations from imposing certain minimum lot sizesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-23: To House Local Governments
- HB 4776 — Hotel occupancy tax ratedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-23: To House Finance
- HB 4737 — Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings.died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-22: To House Government Organization
- HB 4754 — Prohibiting municipal zoning regulations from imposing certain minimum lot sizesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-22: To House Government Organization
- HB 4675 — Relating to “Rain Tax”died on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Energy and Public Works
- HB 4707 — Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motelsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Government Organization
- HB 4711 — Accessory dwelling unitsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Government Organization
- HB 4650 — Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal courtdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Judiciary
- HB 4549 — Local Government Freedom Actdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Local Governments
- HB 4679 — To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State leveldied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Government Organization
- HB 4623 — Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchasesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-21: To House Judiciary
- HB 4529 — Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Programdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-20: To House Local Governments
Latest action 2026-01-19: To House Health and Human Resources
- HB 4540 — To require municipalities issuing tickets to charge the entire fee for ticketsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-19: To House Judiciary
- SB 488 — Creating State Council on Competitive Governmentdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-19: To Government Organization
- HB 4443 — Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic finedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-16: To House Judiciary
- HB 4338 — Relating to Eminent Domaindied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: To House Judiciary
Latest action 2026-01-15: To Judiciary
- HB 4362 — Relating generally to the Municipal Bond Commission governancedied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-15: To House Finance
- HB 4056 — Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildingsdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: To House Judiciary
Latest action 2026-01-14: To Transportation and Infrastructure
- SB 181 — Relating to home rule reformdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: To Judiciary
- HB 4178 — To challenge the necessity of needing a municipal or county license as well as a WV State license for doing businessdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: To House Local Governments
- SB 247 — Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employeesdied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: To Finance
- SB 191 — Requiring petition of qualified voters for defeated amendment to be reconsidereddied on adjournment
Latest action 2026-01-14: To Judiciary