Bill Text: WV HB5651 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - To House Judiciary [HB5651 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2024-HB5651-Introduced.html

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5651

By Delegates Hite, Crouse, Ward, Horst, Warner, Stephens, Vance, Fehrenbacher, and Kump

[Introduced February 13, 2024; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to repeal §55-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to the limitation period to bring an action to enter upon or recover lands.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

 

§1. Repeal of section related to entry upon or recovery of lands.

That §55-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal a provision of the code relating to the limitation on bringing an action to enter upon or recover lands.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.