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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill 4172 eliminates the elected office of County Surveyor and removes it from ballots
Last action · January 14, 2026: To House Government OrganizationSponsor: Kump
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 4172 eliminates the elected office of in West Virginia following the 2026 elections. The measure removes references to surveyors from state election ballots, vacancy procedures, and official bonding statutes, while repealing the licensing requirement for the position.
- The office of County Surveyor is a traditional local government position in West Virginia responsible for surveying lands and determining property boundaries at the county level. context
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.
County Surveyors
Their elected office is eliminated and removed from state ballots following the 2026 elections.
County Commissions
West Virginia Voters
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Government Organization
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Government Organization
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Discoveries
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Elimination of Obsolete Local Office
The legislature is actively purging dormant statutory offices from the West Virginia Code where local administrative practice has made the position obsolete.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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