# West Virginia HB 2600: Exempting firefighters and volunteer firefighters from payment of income and real and personal property taxes

West Virginia HB 2600, Exempting firefighters and volunteer firefighters from payment of income and real and personal property taxes, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pat McGeehan (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-19 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2600-2025rs
- 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 2600
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Exempting firefighters and volunteer firefighters from payment of income and real and personal property taxes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-02-19, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Pat McGeehan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §11-3-9, §11-21-12, House Finance
- 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: Pat McGeehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: S. Chris Anders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-19: To Finance (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-19: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2600 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2600 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/hb2600 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2600 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-HB2600-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).