2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB459: Requiring county planning commission members be state residents
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require that members of county and municipal development authorities are West Virginia residents with at least five years of continuous West Virginia residency immediately preceding the appointment and residents of the county or municipality in which the development authority is situated.
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Bill History
2/13/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/13/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
2/13/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/13/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
2/25/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/26/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
2/26/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
2/27/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/28/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
2/28/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/28/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 47)
Senate
2/28/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/3/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Do pass
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 376)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 323)
Senate
4/7/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/7/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate
4/7/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
To Governor 4/9/2025
Senate
4/10/2025
To Governor 4/9/2025 - House Journal
House of Delegates
Amendments
sb459 hfat phillips 4-3
sb459 hfat phillips 4-3
4/3/2025Not Adopted
sb459 hfat phillips 4-3 adopted
sb459 hfat phillips 4-3 adopted
4/3/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Passed Senate (Roll No. 323)
4/7/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 376)
4/3/2025
88
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 47)
2/28/2025
31
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Darren Thorne
Republican