# West Virginia HB 3492: Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts. West Virginia HB 3492, Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Rohrbach (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-31 (Chapter 188, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3492-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 3492 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-18 - Last action: 2025-07-31, Chapter 188, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: §8-38-9 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (189 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Two cities can tax district purchases: cost, low. Effective July 11, 2025, the law authorizes special sales taxes in two West Virginia economic development districts. South Charleston's Park Place district covers up to 2,100 contiguous acres; Huntington's district covers 146 acres. Each city can tax sales of goods and services only within its appr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Amos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vernon Criss (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 581) | pass | 86 | 12 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 507) | pass | 22 | 12 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 253) | pass | 81 | 10 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-07-31: Chapter 188, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-30: Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 (House) - 2025-04-22: To Governor 4/22/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-12: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 581) (House) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 507) (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 2nd reference dispensed (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Economic Development then Finance (Senate) - 2025-04-01: To Economic Development (Senate) - 2025-03-28: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-28: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-28: Passed House (Roll No. 253) (House) - 2025-03-28: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-27: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-27: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-03-27: Amendment ruled not germane (House) - 2025-03-26: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-26: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-25: Do pass (House) - 2025-03-18: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-03-18: To Finance (House) - 2025-03-18: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-03-18: To House Finance (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 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 - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3492 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) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3492-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).