2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB494: Uniform Unlawful Restriction in Land Records Act

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to enact the Uniform Unlawful Restriction in Land Records Act, considered by the state Uniform Law Commission, which provides a mechanism for amending an existing deed by filing a document in the deed books severs a unlawful restriction contained therein by filing a document with the County Clerk which declares that the discriminatory provision of the deed is void and does not pass through to the subsequent chain of title.

Bill History

1/18/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/18/2024
To Government Organization then Judiciary
Senate
1/18/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/18/2024
To Government Organization
Senate
2/16/2024
Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
Senate
2/16/2024
2nd reference dispensed
Senate
2/19/2024
On 1st reading
Senate
2/19/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
2/20/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/20/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/21/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/21/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/21/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 189)
Senate
2/21/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
2/22/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 189)
2/21/2024
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/21/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Judiciary(House of Delegates)
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197017.3 KB