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West Virginia / State / 2026 Regular Session

SB 144 Would have phased in a larger homestead exemption

Catalog reconciledDid not pass

Died

Expands benefits Would have phased in an increase to the $20,000 homestead exemption in W. Va. Code § 11-6B-3.

Died in House Finance. The $20,000 homestead exemption has not changed since House Bill 201 of the 1990 second special session, and SB 724 in 2025 failed as well. Anything describing a larger West Virginia homestead exemption is describing a bill, not the law.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, Senate Finance
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Died Stopped here, The session ended with the bill in House Finance
  5. Signed by the governor Not reached
  6. In effect Not reached

Sponsors

  • Jason BarrettSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 16
  • Brian HeltonCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 9
  • Ben QueenCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 12
  • Rollan A. RobertsCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 9

What it touches

  • W. Va. Code § 11-6B-3

Catalog entry

Official record

Read SB 144 on the jurisdiction's own record