---
type: "Bill"
title: "To extend the special valuation method for cellular towers to towers owned by persons not subject to regulation by the Board of Public Works"
description: "To extend the special valuation method for cellular towers to towers owned by persons not subject to regulation by the Board of Public Works"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 3010"
citation: "West Virginia HB 3010 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Householder"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-09"
last_action: "2021-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82ac7edb-778b-4428-9727-7354a3582d79"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3010&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "87e60e52204937f16e766f24b399043f5771486cefd1534e166e590debed03a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia HB 3010 (2021) — To extend the special valuation method for cellular towers to towers owned by persons not subject to regulation by the Board of Public Works

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3010%20ENG.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=3010)
2. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3010%20ENR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=3010)
3. **HB3010 HFA HOWELL 3-18 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/HB3010 HFA HOWELL 3-18 _1 adopted.htm)
4. **HB3010 HFAT HOWELL 3-18 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/HB3010 HFAT HOWELL 3-18 adopted.htm)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3010%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=3010)

## Votes

- Passage — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Householder — primary (person)
- Criss — cosponsor (person)
- Maynard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2021-03-09** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-03-09** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Do pass
- **2021-03-19** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-19** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-23** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Passed House (Roll No. 257) `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-23** Communicated to Senate
- **2021-03-24** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Immediate consideration
- **2021-03-29** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** On 2nd reading
- **2021-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** On 3rd reading
- **2021-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Passed Senate (Roll No. 290) `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Communicated to House
- **2021-03-31** Completed legislative action
- **2021-04-01** House received Senate message
- **2021-04-07** To Governor 4/7/21 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** To Governor 4/7/21 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** To Governor 4/7/21 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - Senate Journal
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - House Journal
- **2021-04-26** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-20** Chapter 265, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82ac7edb-778b-4428-9727-7354a3582d79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).