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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5159: Relating to withholding tax on income of nonresidents from natural resources royalty payments

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 5159 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to withholding tax on income of nonresidents from natural resources royalty payments. Primary sponsor: Kayla Young (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): To House Energy and Public Works.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kayla YoungPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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 Energy and Public Works
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Energy and Public Works then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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