On Day 51 of the Legislative Session, every bill up for passage was read in full.
Senate Bill 22 applies royalty payment disputes on conventional vertical oil and natural gas wells filed on or after July 1, 2025. The bill states that a lessee who fails to pay royalties on mineral production within six months of the due date is liable to the lessor for an amount three times the market value of the unpaid royalty.
Senate Bill 459 requires a member of a municipal or county planning commission to have maintained continuous West Virginia residency for the three years immediately preceding his or her appointment. Additionally, it requires the member to have been a resident of the municipality or county for one year immediately preceding his or her appointment.
Senate Bill 522 requires the Secretary of State to notify an LLC by certified mail with written notice of a determination to dissolve with the grounds of dissolution. The Secretary of State would then file a certificate of dissolution on the LLC, but not be requires sending it via certified mail, if the LLC provides an email address, the SOS will email it.
Senate Bill 525 requires the Secretary of State to notify a nonprofit corporation by certified mail with written notice of a determination to dissolve with the grounds of dissolution. The Secretary of State would then file a certificate of dissolution on the nonprofit corporation, but not be requires sending it via certified mail, if the nonprofit corporation provides an email address, the SOS will email it.
Senate Bill 538 removes the sunset date for the right of first refusal to land reuse agencies and municipal land banks to acquire certain tax-delinquent properties. This permits these entities to purchase qualifying tax-delinquent properties before they are offered at public auction. The bill requires an annual report to the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation, which reports to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
Resolutions Adopted Today
House Concurrent Resolution 88 – Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees
House Concurrent Resolution 96 – Urging West Virginia’s members of Congress to ask the President not to cut funding for the Local Food in Schools and Child Care Nutrition
Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 – US Army Major Jerome Lee Workman Memorial Bridge
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 – Becker Brothers, Eugene, and Kermit Becker Memorial Bridge
Senate Concurrent Resolution 16 – US Army SPC Johnny Long Memorial Bridge
Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 – US Marine Corps PVT Arlie Haught Memorial Bridge
The House is adjourned until 9 a.m. tomorrow, April 4, 2025.
Committee Meetings, Today April 3
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Education will meet at 1:45 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Committee on Energy and Public Works will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 410.
- The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 4 p.m. in Room 215E.
Committee Meetings, Tomorrow, April 4
- The Rules Committee will meet at 8:45 a.m. in the Speaker’s Conference Room.
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Education will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Judiciary Committee will meet after the floor in Room 410.
