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West VirginiaHB 24512025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses

Sponsored By: Michael Hornby (Republican)

Signed by Governor

§8-13-4§8-13-5§8-40-1§8-40-2§8-40-3§8-40-4§8-40-5§8-41-1§8-41-2§11-12-3

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Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Home businesses allowed with local limits

Beginning July 11, 2025, West Virginia allows owners and tenants to own and run businesses inside their homes. Business use must remain secondary to home use, fit the neighborhood, follow state and federal law, and meet tax obligations. Businesses cannot cause street parking, substantially increase neighborhood traffic, or display signs visible from the street. Deed restrictions, agreements, and community rules still apply. Towns can adopt reasonable rules tied to legitimate public interests, including health, safety, building codes, noise, traffic, and pollution. Towns may limit or ban businesses involving illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco products, pornography or obscene materials, vape shops, nude or topless dancing, and sober-living homes.

Fewer local hurdles for home businesses

Beginning July 11, 2025, West Virginia towns cannot require commercial rezoning as a condition of running a home business. Towns also cannot require fire sprinklers for that purpose in detached single-family homes or homes with no more than two units. They cannot require licenses or permits beyond those required for similar businesses. When enforcement is challenged, the town must prove its rule follows the law's home-business protections.

License relief for very small businesses

Beginning July 11, 2025, West Virginia towns cannot require municipal business licenses from qualifying independent contractors or sole proprietors. Their annual gross revenue must be less than $2,500. They must also have no permanent physical business location inside that town's city limits.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael Hornby

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Eric Brooks

    Republican • House

  • Geno Chiarelli

    Republican • House

  • Kathie Hess Crouse

    Republican • House

  • David Green

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Horst

    Republican • House

  • Jonathan Kyle

    Republican • House

  • Jordan Maynor

    Republican • House

  • Jimmy Willis

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 307 • No: 139

Senate vote • 4/12/2025

Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 605)

Yes: 31 • No: 2

House vote • 4/12/2025

House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 637)

Yes: 82 • No: 12

House vote • 4/12/2025

House Concur in Senate Amendment and Title Amendment rejected (Roll No. 591)

Yes: 37 • No: 58

House vote • 4/12/2025

Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 590)

Yes: 59 • No: 35

Senate vote • 4/11/2025

Passed Senate (Roll No. 515)

Yes: 28 • No: 6

House vote • 3/20/2025

Passed House (Roll No. 121)

Yes: 70 • No: 26

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 44, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

    8/14/2025House

  2. Approved by Governor 4/28/2025

    4/28/2025House

  3. To Governor 4/22/2025

    4/22/2025House

  4. House received Senate message

    4/12/2025House

  5. Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 590)

    4/12/2025House

  6. House Concur in Senate Amendment and Title Amendment rejected (Roll No. 591)

    4/12/2025House

  7. House requests Senate to recede (Voice vote)

    4/12/2025House

  8. Communicated to Senate

    4/12/2025House

  9. House received Senate message

    4/12/2025House

  10. House reconsidered passage (Voice)

    4/12/2025House

  11. House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 637)

    4/12/2025House

  12. Communicated to Senate

    4/12/2025House

  13. House Message received

    4/12/2025Senate

  14. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 605)

    4/12/2025Senate

  15. Communicated to House

    4/12/2025Senate

  16. Completed legislative action

    4/12/2025Senate

  17. To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal

    4/12/2025House

  18. To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal

    4/12/2025Senate

  19. Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal

    4/12/2025House

  20. Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal

    4/12/2025Senate

  21. On 3rd reading

    4/11/2025Senate

  22. Read 3rd time

    4/11/2025Senate

  23. Deferred until foot of 3rd reading

    4/11/2025Senate

  24. Passed Senate (Roll No. 515)

    4/11/2025Senate

  25. Title amendment adopted

    4/11/2025Senate

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