West VirginiaWest Virginia repeals a real-estate limit for religious trustees
Beginning June 11, 2026, West Virginia’s enrolled text repeals the section governing how much real estate certain religious trustees may hold.
What it does
The enrolled text repeals a section governing how much real estate trustees of certain religious organizations may hold. It takes effect June 11, 2026.
Argument forReligious organizations could have more room to hold real estate if the repealed section had limited the amount their trustees could hold.
Argument againstRepealing the section could remove a statutory limit on real-estate holdings without replacing it with another limit in the supplied text.
More detail
West Virginia repeals Section 35-1-8, which concerns how much real estate a trustee may hold. The provision concerns trustees of certain religious organizations. The repeal takes effect 90 days after passage, on June 11, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13Chapter 74, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Apr 1Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026Major
- Mar 30To Governor 3/30/2026To Governor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 14To Governor 3/30/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 13Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Communicated to House
- Mar 13Passed Senate (Roll No. 537)Passed Senate
- Mar 13Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 13On 3rd reading with right to amend
- Mar 12Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 11Laid over on 2nd reading 3/11/2026
- Mar 11On 2nd reading
- Mar 10Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 10Immediate consideration
- Mar 10Reported do passMinor
- Mar 4To Government OrganizationMinor
- Mar 4To Government OrganizationMinor
- Mar 4Introduced in SenateMinor
- Mar 2Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 2Passed House (Roll No. 237)Passed House
- Mar 2Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 2On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 27Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Feb 27Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Feb 27Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 27On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 26With amendment, do passMinor
- Feb 16To House FinanceMinor
- Feb 16Committed to Finance on 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 16Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 16On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 13Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 13On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 12Do pass
- Feb 10Markup Discussion
- Feb 9To House JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 6Markup Discussion
- Feb 6To House Legal ServicesMinor
- Jan 16To House JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 16Introduced in HouseMinor
- Jan 16To JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 16Filed for introductionIntroduced
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