# West Virginia HB 2092: Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases

West Virginia HB 2092, Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary G. Howell (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (To House Local Governments) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2092-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2092
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-02-13, To House Local Governments
- Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §7-3-3B, §8-12-10A, House Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-13: To House Local Governments (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-10: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2092 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2092 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2092 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2092 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2092-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).