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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5027: Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5027 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): To House Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
David CannonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Roger HanshawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
John Paul HottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
George MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
George StreetCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To House Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source