WV HB4940 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Chapter 251, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Chapter 251, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit squatting, and to clarify that squatters are not considered tenants.
Title
A squatter cannot be considered a tenant in WV.
Sponsors
| Del. Kathie Crouse [R] | Del. Patrick Lucas [R] | Del. Diana Winzenreid [R] | Del. Mickey Petitto [R] |
| Del. Doug Smith [R] | Del. Laura Kimble [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-06 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 491) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 369) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 101) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 369) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 101) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-22 | House | Chapter 251, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 |
| 2024-03-09 | House | Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - House Journal |
| 2024-03-22 | House | Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | Approved by Governor 3/22/2024 - Senate Journal |
| 2024-03-09 | Senate | To Governor 3/13/2024 - Senate Journal |
| 2024-03-09 | House | To Governor 3/13/2024 - House Journal |
| 2024-03-13 | House | To Governor 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | House Message received |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Completed legislative action |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 491) |
| 2024-03-06 | House | House received Senate message |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Senate requests House to concur |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 369) |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-03-05 | Senate | On 3rd reading |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | On 2nd reading |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Read 1st time |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Immediate consideration |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Communicated to Senate |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 101) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2024-02-06 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/6/2024 |
| 2024-02-05 | House | On 3rd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | On 2nd reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Read 1st time |
| 2024-02-01 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 2/1/2024 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | On 1st reading, Special Calendar |
| 2024-01-30 | House | By substitute, do pass |
| 2024-01-19 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-19 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 6 | 31 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 55 | 3C | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 55 | 3C | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
