West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates 2 R cosponsors

HB 2967 — Permitting a county to retain the excise taxes for the privilege of transferring title of real estate

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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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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What changed in the latest version

30 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill HB 2967 now outlines a gradual shift from a state excise tax on property transfers to a county-level excise tax. Starting on July 1, 2020, counties will begin retaining 10% of the excise tax collected for local purposes, increasing to 100% by July 1, 2029. This change is significant because it allows counties to have more control over tax revenue and supports local efforts to fund services and projects that benefit their communities.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced House Bill 2967 By Delegates Hardy, Bibby, Barrett, Espinosa, Cowles, Householder, Mandt, Linville, Wilson D.
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for House Bill 2967 By Delegates Hardy, Bibby, Barrett, Espinosa, Cowles, Householder, Mandt, Linville, Wilson D.
Jeffries and Rowan [Introduced February 11, 2019;
Jeffries and Rowan [Originating in the Committee on Finance;
Referred to the Committee on Finance.] A BILL to amend and reenact §11-22-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting a county to retain the excise taxes for the privilege of transferring title of real estate in that county.
reported on February 25, 2019.] A BILL to amend and reenact §11-22-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to phasing in elimination of state excise tax and replacing it with county excise tax on certain date.
(a) Every person who delivers, accepts, or presents for recording any document, or in whose behalf any document is delivered, accepted, or presented for recording, is subject to pay for, and in respect to the transaction or any part thereof, a state excise tax upon the privilege of transferring title to real estate at the rate of $1.10 for each $500 value or fraction thereof as represented by the document as defined in §11-22-1 of this code.
(a) Every person who delivers, accepts, or presents for recording any document, or in whose behalf any document is delivered, accepted, or presented for recording, is subject to pay for, and in respect to the transaction or any part thereof, a state excise tax upon the privilege of transferring title to real estate at the rate of $1.10 for each $500 value or fraction thereof as represented by the document as defined in §11-22-1 of this code:
Provided, That beginning July 1, 2020, ten percent of each state excise tax collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be retained by the county wherein the tax was collected to be used for county purposes;
Provided, however, That beginning July 1, in every year thereafter, an additional ten percent of each state excise tax collected pursuant to this subsection shall be retained by the county wherein the tax was collected to be used for county purposes:
Provided, further, That beginning July 1, 2029, the excise tax collected pursuant to this subsection shall be a county excise tax to be used by the county wherein it is collected for county purposes.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, the excise taxes authorized to be collected by this section shall be retained by the county in which those taxes are collected.
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The purpose of this bill is to permit a county to retain the excise taxes for the privilege of transferring title of real estate in that county.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. To Finance

  2. To Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. House Message received

  5. Communicated to Senate

  6. Passed House (Roll No. 368)

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  9. Amendment rejected (Roll No. 351)

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  12. Read 1st time

  13. Immediate consideration

  14. By substitute, do pass

  15. To House Finance

  16. Introduced in House

  17. To Finance

  18. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Jason Barrett · Cosponsor
  • Hardy · Primary
  • Bibby · Cosponsor
  • Householder · Cosponsor
  • Wilson · Cosponsor
  • Linville · Cosponsor
  • Rowan · Cosponsor
  • Mandt · Cosponsor
  • Cowles · Cosponsor
  • Espinosa · Cosponsor
  • Dean Jeffries · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hardy

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Republican 24000
Democrat 5000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Fast — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Kump — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Not Voting
Rodighiero — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Byrd — Not Voting
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Linville — Yea
Miley — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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HFA HARDY ET AL 2-26 #1

Failed 42 Yea · 57 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 71700
Unaffiliated 304001
Democrat 5000
Total 425701
% of votes cast 42%57%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Diserio — Yea
Evans — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Bates — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Maynard — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Tomblin — Nay
Jeffries, J. — Nay
Foster — Nay
Atkinson — Nay
Bibby — Nay
Cadle — Nay
Canestraro — Nay
Capito — Nay
Fast — Nay
Graves — Nay
Harshbarger — Nay
Higginbotham — Nay
Hollen — Nay
Kessinger — Not Voting
Kump — Nay
Linville — Nay
Lovejoy — Nay
Malcolm — Nay
Mandt — Nay
Pack — Nay
Porterfield — Nay
Pyles — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Rowan — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Shott — Nay
Staggers — Nay
Waxman — Nay
Westfall — Nay
Wilson — Nay
Zukoff — Nay
Angelucci — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Nay
Estep-Burton — Yea
Hamrick — Nay
Hanna — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Nay
Householder — Nay
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Miley — Yea
Pethtel — Nay
Robinson — Yea
Steele — Nay
Storch — Nay
Summers — Nay
Swartzmiller — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Nay
Carl Martin Republican Nay
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Nay
Dean Jeffries Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Nay
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Nay
John Paul Hott Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Nay
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Nay
Roy Cooper Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Nay
William Anderson Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2967?
HB 2967 is sponsored by Jason Barrett (Republican), Hardy, Bibby, Householder, Wilson, Linville, Rowan, Mandt, Cowles, Espinosa, and Dean Jeffries (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2967?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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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