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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
House Bill 4452
BY DELEGATES HILLENBRAND, CHIARELLI, COOP-
GONZALEZ, AND MARTIN
[Passed March 13, 2026; in effect 90 days from
passage (June 11, 2026)]
Enr HB 4452
1 AN ACT to repeal §35-1-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to
2 eliminating certain restrictions on owning property by trustees of certain religious
3 organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
§35-1-8. QUANTITY OF REAL ESTATE TRUSTEE MAY TAKE AND HOLD.
1 [Repealed]
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Enr HB 4452
The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby
certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates
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Clerk of the Senate
Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates
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President of the Senate
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The within is ................................................ this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
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Governor
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