House 4319

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4319

By Delegate D. Smith

[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons, and the conduct of brokerage business.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 9. Authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies  to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-9-1. Real Estate Commission.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 31, 2025, authorized under the authority of §30-40-8 of this code, modified by the Real Estate Commission to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 18, 2025, relating to the Real Estate Commission (licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons, and the conduct of brokerage business, 174 CSR 01), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons, and the conduct of brokerage business.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.