# West Virginia HB 5070: To permit and require real estate brokerage firms to pay realtors leaving the commission they are entitled on open contracts.

West Virginia HB 5070, To permit and require real estate brokerage firms to pay realtors leaving the commission they are entitled on open contracts., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Patrick Lucas (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (To House Government Adminstration) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5070-2026rs
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 5070
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To permit and require real estate brokerage firms to pay realtors leaving the commission they are entitled on open contracts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-02-06, To House Government Adminstration
- Sponsor: Patrick Lucas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §30-40-19, House Government Administration
- 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: Patrick Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Bridges (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathie Hess Crouse (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Dean (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-06: To House Government Adminstration (House)
- 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-03: To Government Organization (House)
- 2026-02-03: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-03: To House Government Organization (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

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

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5070 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5070-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).