To adjust the percent retained by the clerk of the county commission for funding election administration, infrastructure, and security, and other county clerk purposes

HB 4408 gradually increases the percentage of real estate transfer excise tax that West Virginia counties retain - from 10% in 2021 to 100% starting July 2025 - to fund county election administration, infrastructure, security, and other clerk-related expenses. The bill amends WV Code §11-22-2, specifying that counties must use these funds exclusively for those purposes after the retention rate reaches 100%. It phases in the change incrementally: 20% in 2022, 30% in 2023, 65% in 2024, and full retention (100%) beginning 2025. This directly affects county clerks and commissions, who will manage these funds without needing additional voter approval for the tax rate adjustments.