Bill Text: WV HB4385 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Cap a utility provider’s rates increases at no more than 5% per year

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-01-15 - To House Energy and Public Works [HB4385 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2026-HB4385-Introduced.html

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4385

By Delegate Burkhammer

[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §24-2-4i, relating to providing a cap of 5% per year to any proposed rate increases by a public utility company.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

 

ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

 

§24-2-4i. Limit on proposed rate increases by public utilities.

Effective July 1, 2026, all proposed rate increases by public utilities shall not exceed the amount of 5% per year.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to cap any proposed rate increases by public utilities at the amount of 5% per year.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.