Bill Text: WV HB4752 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-01-22 - To House Judiciary [HB4752 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2026-HB4752-Introduced.html

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4752

By Delegates Hite and Worrell

[Introduced January 22, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to repeal §55-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to Entry upon or recovery of lands.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

 

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That §55-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.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