West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB182: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Status: Passed both chambers, March 13, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §8-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment. ARTICLE 6. ANNEXATION. §8-6-5. Annexation by minor boundary adjustment. (a) If a municipality desires to increase its corporate limits by making a minor boundary adjustment, the governing body of the municipality may apply to the county commission of the county wherein the municipality or the major portion of the territory thereof, including the territory to be annexed, is located for permission to effect annexation by minor boundary adjustment. The municipali.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §8-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment. ARTICLE 6. ANNEXATION. §8-6-5. Annexation by minor boundary adjustment. (a) If a municipality desires to increase its corporate limits by making a minor boundary adjustment, the governing body of the municipality may apply to the county commission of the county wherein the municipality or the major portion of the territory thereof, including the territory to be annexed, is located for permission to effect annexation by minor boundary adjustment. The municipality shall pay the costs of all proceedings before the commission: Provided, and (2) A minor boundary adjustment may not exceed 120 percent of the current area of the municipality. and (3) A minor boundary adjustment made in this manner is limited to one boundary annexation within a two-year period, regardless of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. (b) In addition to any other annexation configuration, a municipality may incorporate by minor boundary or (ii) territory that consists of a street or highway as defined in §17C-1-35 of this code which does not include a freeholder, but which is necessary for the provision of emergency services in the territory being annexed. (c) A county commission may develop a form application for annexation for minor boundary adjustment. An …