Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts.
HB 3492, now Chapter 188 of the 2025 regular session laws, establishes a framework for municipal economic opportunity development districts. These districts are designed to stimulate local economic growth in designated areas through targeted development incentives. The bill directly affects municipalities that create such districts and businesses operating within them. Specific mechanisms like tax abatements or streamlined permitting are not detailed in the provided context, but the law enables local governments to develop these zones to foster job creation and investment. (Note: The context does not include the bill's specific provisions, so key mechanisms cannot be described beyond the general purpose stated in the title.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Jul 31, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to replace the entire original text with a new title that describes the bill's purpose, rather than including the full legislative text and provisions. The original article containing specific authorization for municipalities to levy special district excise taxes, including detailed requirements for the City of Huntington and City of South Charleston, was removed.
Scope change
The bill's scope was significantly reduced from containing full legislative text with specific authorizations and requirements to only containing a descriptive title.
ELIGIBILITY
Removed specific authorization for the City of Huntington and City of South Charleston to levy special district excise taxes for their respective economic opportunity development districts.
REQUIREMENT
Removed requirements for municipalities to hold public hearings, submit applications, and obtain approval from the West Virginia Division of Economic Development before levying taxes.
Removed annual reporting requirements that mandated jurisdictions to file detailed reports with the Governor, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Revenue, and Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill header from 'ECD AM' to 'ECD AMT' and replaced the committee amendment language that inserted full text with language that only substitutes a new title.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 28, 2025
How they voted
22–11
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 11, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 581)
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 507)
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
To Economic Development
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
To Economic Development then Finance
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 253)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment ruled not germane
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
To Finance
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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