---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program"
description: "Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 368"
citation: "West Virginia SB 368 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Swope"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 53
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50c4f472-3a55-4d46-aad8-56e03f4330e7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=368&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "d9302e27b388f482b8c66db2fae62674a7f2d6e95f4120f46ea04b4288555ba4"
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 SB 368 (2021) — Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB368%20SUB1.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=368)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB368%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=368)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB368%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=368)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB368%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=368)
5. **SB368 HFIN AM 4-5 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB368 HFIN AM 4-5 adopted.htm)
6. **SB368 HFIN AMT 4-5 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB368 HFIN AMT 4-5 adopted.htm)
7. **SB368 S RUL AM _1 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB368 S RUL AM _1 3-4 adopted.htm)
8. **SB368 S RUL AMT _1 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB368 S RUL AMT _1 3-4 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Swope — primary (person)
- Baldwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffries — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Plymale — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Stollings — cosponsor (person)
- Woelfel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2021-02-19** To Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** To Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Committee substitute reported
- **2021-02-26** On 1st reading
- **2021-02-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** On 2nd reading
- **2021-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** On 3rd reading
- **2021-03-02** Laid over on 3rd reading 3/2/21
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Rules on 3rd reading `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Immediate consideration
- **2021-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-05** On 3rd reading
- **2021-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-05** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 76) `passage`
- **2021-03-05** Ordered to House
- **2021-03-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-03-08** To Government Organization then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** To House Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Do pass with title amendment, but first to Finance
- **2021-04-01** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-07** Placed on House Calendar
- **2021-04-09** On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- **2021-04-09** Placed on Special Calender
- **2021-04-09** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-09** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-04-10** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10** Passed House (Roll No. 607) `passage`
- **2021-04-10** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-04-10** Effective July 1, 2021 (Roll No. 608)
- **2021-04-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2021-04-10** House Message received
- **2021-04-10** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 463)
- **2021-04-10** Effective July 1, 2021 (Roll No. 463)
- **2021-04-10** Communicated to House
- **2021-04-10** Completed legislative action
- **2021-04-16** To Governor 4/16/21 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** To Governor 4/16/21 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** To Governor 4/16/21 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Approved by Governor 4/28/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/28/21 - Senate Journal
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/28/21 - House Journal
- **2021-05-24** Chapter 112, 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/50c4f472-3a55-4d46-aad8-56e03f4330e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).