2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3231: Relating to withholding tax on income of nonresidents from natural resources royalty payments

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require lessees of West Virginia real estate who make natural resources royalty payments for in-state property to any nonresident lessor to withhold West Virginia personal income tax on natural resources royalty payments and provides exceptions, penalties, defines terms, and grants rulemaking authority.

Bill History

3/7/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
To Energy and Public Works then Finance
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
To House Energy and Public Works
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
To House Finance
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(3/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Finance(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Kayla Young
Kayla Young
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197015.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197014.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19706.9 KB