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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5602: Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of their property into the county.

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 5602 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of their property into the county. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): To House Government Organization.

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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
LinvilleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mickey PetittoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96

“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 Government Organization
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Government Organization
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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