HB5320

Welcome Act

Introduced·2/9/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5320, the Welcome Act, aims to address housing shortages by allowing subdivisions to retain their original tax classification until.

West Virginia HB5320, the Welcome Act, seeks to tackle housing shortages by modifying land use regulations. It allows a subdivision to keep its original tax classification until individual lots are sold, encouraging residential development. The bill also restricts local governments from imposing additional road construction requirements on property owners. It defines "access road" and "further subdivision" and establishes civil remedies for aggrieved property owners or developers.

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History

Feb 9

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 9

House

To Finance

Feb 9

House

Introduced in House