| WV | SB631 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit municipalities from shutting off a user's water for nonpayment of a stormwater fee. The bill allows for municipalities to impose a lien to obtain payment but prohibits municipalities from shutting off services ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5528 | Veto | The purpose of this bill is to remove certain caps on renewable energy generating facilities and to remove the sunset date from this section.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Vetoed by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5617 | Pass | Authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules for maintenance, flushing, flow testing, and marking of fire hydrants owned by water utilities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Approved by Governor 3/20/2024 - House Journal |
| WV | SB400 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish a waiver of the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for projects that are approved by the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council and funded by ARPA/SFR monies through E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
Approved by Governor 3/4/2024 - House Journal |
| WV | HB4784 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the requirement that in order for the commission to award a siting certificate for a wind energy system, the minimum distance from a wind turbine to the closest residence be two miles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4010 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to require utilities to have in place an approved method of notice to customers for utility service disruptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB869 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify definitions for customer-generator, cross-subsidization and full retail credit for net-metering, and to raise the net-metering cap to 1,000 kilowatts for commercial customers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | SB798 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to describe Distressed Utilities Accounts and requiring utilities to hold at least 1/8 capital reserve to be eligible to request additional state funding.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-15
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB4009 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create greater accountability and public input in the operations of the Public Service Commission; to remove the appointment process so Commission members are elected by non-partisan elections; revising the removal proc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5626 | Intro
25% | Relating to establishing a community solar pilot program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB5641 | Intro
25% | Relating to the electrical needs of the premises of the United States Armed Forces or the West Virginia National Guard
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB5605 | Intro
25% | To require landlords to carry an insurance policy to cover the repair of broken water lines so that the cost is not taken on by the tenant
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5587 | Intro
25% | Supporting Responsible Competition Between West Virginia Electrical Utilities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | SB678 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the premises of the United States Armed Forces or the West Virginia National Guard are not a public service for purposes of the jurisdiction of the West Virginia Public Service Commissioner when receiving e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | SB638 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a community solar program where subscribers can purchase an interest in a solar facility and use credits against their electric utility costs; establishing parameters and conditions for the program; and providing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-05
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB5429 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to limiting the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission over rate adjustment requests by public utilities to hearing the request and making recommendations to the Legislature. Electric utility rate adjustments approv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5422 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Service Commission to adopt a rule mandating electric utilities to provide full retail credit to customer-generators for electricity delivered to utility under net metering arrangement; and requiring ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB5413 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates generally to Public Service Commission's jurisdiction over the collection fees charged by private commercial carriers of solid waste in West Virginia border counties. The bill requires a commission survey of fees in t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB5367 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that Internet Service Providers, or "ISPs", shall be considered a telecommunications utility for regulatory purposes by the Public Service Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-30
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5101 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that each public service utility that is a member of a regional transmission organization submit information relating to the utility or an affiliate's votes at a regional transmission organization meeting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5131 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modify the method for determining rebates or discounts to customers regarding net metering of electricity. It also requires the Public Service Commission to require compliance with certain national codes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB5089 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish a waiver of the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for projects that are approved by the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council and funded by ARPA/SFR monies through E...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-25
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5005 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend existing law to establish the authority of the commission to order a capable proximate utility to operate a distressed or failing utility pursuant to a contract approved by the commission. The purpose of the bill ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB5004 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish that the Public Service Commission's statutory review period does not commence until it has the necessary information providing the basis of rates, or of the utility's action, that is the subject of a complain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-23
To House Political Subdivisions Committee |
| WV | HB4925 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that utility providers instigate text communications concerning utility outages.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-19
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4904 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide greater opportunities for power generation and cost savings to electric utility consumers by creating flexibility and diversity in the construction and financing of electric utility generating facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-18
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4834 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a community solar program where subscribers can purchase an interest in a solar facility and use credits against their electric utility costs; establishing parameters and conditions for the program; and provided ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-17
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4824 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to include non-combustion and other fuel sources that are free of carbon dioxide of that use carbon dioxide sequestration in the Economic Development Act of 1985, and to exclude from the definition of "public utility" any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4770 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide the Public Service Commission the authority to require electric utilities to develop and implement plans for the efficient use, conservation and reduction of electricity usage. The bill sets forth goals to achie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4711 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the PSC to reduce rates for residential utility customers who are residents of a small community with fewer than 1000 residents, including recipients of (SSI), (TANF), (TANF-UP), or (SNAP).
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4661 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create an infrastructure fund that will be made from 5% from every rate increase granted to public and private utilities that is to be used for infrastructure repairs and improvements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4656 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to include advanced nuclear reactors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Energy and Manufacturing Committee |
| WV | HB4665 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to move the recovery of certain expenses from the reconcilable rate to be charged to the users of the broadband facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Technology and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4676 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the PSC to reduce rates for residential utility customers who are residents of a small community with fewer than 1000 residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB340 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prevent public water and sewer utilities from prohibiting a customer from constructing, installing, or maintaining a connection or other infrastructure necessary for the customer to connect to the public utility to rece...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB241 | Intro
25% | Making rules and regulations promulgated by PSC subject to legislative rule-making review procedures
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4618 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish the consumer advocate division as a separate, independent agency. The bill provides for legislative findings, provides the purpose of the consumer advocate division, and distinguishes the consumer advocate div...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4540 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from terminating or disconnecting services during a state of emergency declared by executive order; to create a duty to restore service; to require public utility to enter into deferred payment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4255 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Service Commission to submit annual reports on ratepayer utility costs, to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, adjusted for inflation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
