West Virginia Bill Requires Real Estate Brokerages to Pay Departing Agents Commissions on Pending Contracts

Original title: To permit and require real estate brokerage firms to pay realtors leaving the commission they are entitled on open contracts.

Last action · February 6, 2026: To House Government AdminstrationSponsors: Patrick Lucas and 4 others

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What This Bill Proposed

West Virginia House Bill 5070 requires real estate brokerages to owed commissions to agents who leave to work for a different brokerage, provided the commissions stem from contracts that were pending at the time of the agent's departure.

Why it matters

Real estate salespersons and associate brokers gain a legal right to collect pending commissions from their former employers after changing brokerages, altering how broker-agent compensation disputes are resolved upon termination or transition.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Real estate salespersons and associate brokers

Licensees gain the legal right to receive commissions from pending contracts after transitioning to a new brokerage.

Directly affected

Real estate brokerage firms

Brokerages are legally required to distribute received commissions on pending contracts to agents who have departed for another firm.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to my pending real estate commissions if I leave my current brokerage?

Under House Bill 5070, your former broker is required to to you any compensation due from contracts that were pending at the time of your departure, once the broker receives the commission.

Does this bill apply to associate brokers and salespersons?

Yes, the provision protects salespersons and associate brokers who give notice to their current broker and move their license to a different broker while having pending contracts.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

5 actions

Feb 6, 2026HouseCommittee
To House Government Adminstration
Feb 3, 2026HouseCommittee
To House Government Organization
Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2026HouseCommittee
To Government Organization
Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroduced
Filed for introduction

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