West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 21 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 740 — Establishing Stop Squatters Act

Last action — To Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. To Judiciary

  2. Introduced in Senate

  3. To Judiciary

  4. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (127)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 740?
SB 740 is sponsored by Mike Azinger (Republican), T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Vince Deeds (Republican), Scott Fuller (Republican), Craig A. Hart (Republican), Brian Helton (Republican), Jeffries, Mark R. Maynard (Republican), Robbie Morris (Republican), Mike Oliverio (Republican), Phillips, Ben Queen (Republican), Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Chris Rose (Republican), Bill Hamilton (Republican), Tom Takubo (Republican), Eric Tarr (Republican), Jay Taylor (Republican), Darren Thorne (Republican), Willis, Jack Woodrum (Republican), Charles H. Clements (Republican), Mike Woelfel (Democrat), and Patrick Martin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 740?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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