Relating generally to the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
HB 5629 updates West Virginia's Unclaimed Property Act to extend the time nursing homes must wait before reporting abandoned resident funds to 180 days (from 30 days) after a resident's death. It requires safety deposit boxes and other depositories to deliver contents to the State Treasurer within specific timeframes, clarifies claim filing processes, and prohibits finders from claiming property immediately. The bill also allows the Treasurer to waive reciprocal claim forms with other states and clarifies that estate executors must liquidate personal property before transferring proceeds. These changes primarily affect nursing homes, financial institutions holding unclaimed property, and the State Treasurer's office.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Committee Substitute
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Engrossed Committee Substitute
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Mar 4, 2026
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The bill was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' to an 'Engrossed' version, indicating it has passed the committee stage and is ready for final legislative action. The text includes minor formatting adjustments, such as changing the capitalization of 'reported' and adding a blank line, but the substantive policy content regarding unclaimed property remains consistent with the previous version.
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Changed the capitalization of the word 'reported' in the committee report date from 'Reported' to 'reported'.
Added a blank line after the committee report date section.
Removed the 'Engrossed Version' link from the 'Other Versions' section, likely because this specific document is now the official Engrossed version.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
88–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 99
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican90
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization then Judiciary
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 335)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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