# West Virginia HB 4624: To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions

West Virginia HB 4624, To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Paul Hott (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (To House Homeland Security) (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4624-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4624
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-06, To House Homeland Security
- Sponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §7-1-3K, House Homeland Security
- 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: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scot C. Heckert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phil Mallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Zatezalo (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-06: To House Homeland Security (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-21: To Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-21: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4624 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4624 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4624 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4624 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4624-2026rs (as of 2026-11-05).