# West Virginia SB 729: Setting maximum interest rate which licensed regulated consumer lenders may charge on installment loans

West Virginia SB 729, Setting maximum interest rate which licensed regulated consumer lenders may charge on installment loans, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike Azinger (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-10 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB729-2025rs
- 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 SB 729
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Setting maximum interest rate which licensed regulated consumer lenders may charge on installment loans
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-03-10, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Mike Azinger (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §46A-4-107, Senate Banking and Insurance
- 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: Mike Azinger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-10: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: To Banking and Insurance then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: To Banking and Insurance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb729 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb729 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/sb729 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb729 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-SB729-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).