West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB672: Relating to acts for which WV Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke licenses
Status: Vetoed, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §30-40-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to acts in which the West Virginia Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke a license. ARTICLE 40. WEST VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE LICENSE ACT. §30-40-19. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license. (a) The commission may refuse a license for reasonable cause or revoke, suspend, or impose any other sanction against a licensee if the (2) Makes any substantial misrepresentation; (3) Makes any false promises or representations of a character likely to influence, persuade, or induce a person.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-40-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to acts in which the West Virginia Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke a license. ARTICLE 40. WEST VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE LICENSE ACT. §30-40-19. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license. (a) The commission may refuse a license for reasonable cause or revoke, suspend, or impose any other sanction against a licensee if the (2) Makes any substantial misrepresentation; (3) Makes any false promises or representations of a character likely to influence, persuade, or induce a person involved in a real estate transaction; (4) Pursues a course of misrepresentation or makes false promises or representations through agents or any medium of advertising or otherwise; (5) Uses misleading or false advertising; (6) Uses any trade name or insignia of membership in any organization in which the licensee is not a member; (7) Acts for more than one party in a transaction without the knowledge and written consent of all parties for whom he or she acts; (8) Fails, within a reasonable time, to account for or to remit moneys or other assets coming into his or her possession, which belong to others; (9) Commingles moneys belonging to others with his or her own funds; (10) Advertises or displays a "for sale", "for …