HB2964 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Amending residency requirements for regional airport boards.

What is the status of HB2964?

Passed both chambers as of April 25, 2025.

Who sponsored HB2964?

Mike DeVault (R, HD-074), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2964?

On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2964&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session

West Virginia HB2964: Amending residency requirements for regional airport boards

Q: What does HB2964 do?

In its own words: An act to amend and reenact §8-29-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing members of regional airport boards to be a resident of the municipality or county in which the airport is located. ARTICLE 29. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS -- REGIONAL AIRPORTS. §8-29-6. Qualification of members. To be qualified to serve, members of the board of each authority shall be drawn from residents of the municipality(ies) and/or contiguous county(ies) which created and established the regional airport authority. The municipality or county is each authorized to make their regional ai.

Status: Passed both chambers, April 25, 2025

The purpose of this bill is to allow members of airport authorities to be a resident of either the municipality or county which the member represents.

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §8-29-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing members of regional airport boards to be a resident of the municipality or county in which the airport is located. ARTICLE 29. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS -- REGIONAL AIRPORTS. §8-29-6. Qualification of members. To be qualified to serve, members of the board of each authority shall be drawn from residents of the municipality(ies) and/or contiguous county(ies) which created and established the regional airport authority. The municipality or county is each authorized to make their regional ai.

From the enrolled text, April 9, 2025:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §8-29-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing members of regional airport boards to be a resident of the municipality or county in which the airport is located. ARTICLE 29. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS -- REGIONAL AIRPORTS. §8-29-6. Qualification of members. To be qualified to serve, members of the board of each authority shall be drawn from residents of the municipality(ies) and/or contiguous county(ies) which created and established the regional airport authority. The municipality or county is each authorized to make their regional airport authority board appointments from within either government entity's boundaries. Such regional airport authority board membership may be composed of any combination of such qualified municipal and county residents, with number of votes of each municipality and county to remain subject to the requirements of §8-29-4 of this code. The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled. ............................................................... Clerk of the House of Delegates ............................................................... Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates. In effect 90 days from passage. ............................................................... Speaker of the House of Delegates ............................................................... President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................ this the........................................... Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2025. ............................................................. Governor

West Virginia HB2964: Amending residency requirements for regional airport boards

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