| WV | SB420 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore electric-rate stability through the continued utilization of in-state coal generation; preserve employment and investment in West Virginia's coal and natural-gas industries; and coordinate with the Electric Grid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB669 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify when the Public Service Commission can approve utility rate increases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-05
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5525 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund Act of 2026 in order to enhance water quality standards, test for and remove various contaminants, and to replace lead service lines within all public water systems ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-05
On 2nd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB4894 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore utility affordability and reliability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-02
Motion to table the motion to discharge adopted |
| WV | HB4971 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require electric substations be located near industrial parks for certain high voltage transmission lines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-26
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB5626 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish rates for and recovering costs of by public utilities, provide for the elective submission of future test year data in certain utility reports, and require the commission to rely on certain submitted data in r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5642 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the State Utility Accountability and Improvement Program to proactively identify and assist struggling water and wastewater utilities; establish the State Utility Management Corps within the Water Development Aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5657 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Electric Choice and Competition Act, permitting retail competition for the purchase and sale of electric power for certain non-residential retail customers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HCR20 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating the City of Gary water and wastewater systems for emergency intervention under the State Utility Accountability and Improvement Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB931 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore utility affordability and reliability.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | SB625 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the board of a public service district to cooperate with a county commission when the county commission has authorized the dissolution, sale or merger of the district with another public service district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5410 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require quarterly reporting by political subdivisions of their water and wastewater utilities to their governing bodies, and require annual continuing education for board members and senior management.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5383 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require real estate licensees to disclose water and sewer utility rates to buyers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5172 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a new fund for expenditure to provide the installation of equipment used to receive Low Earth Orbit Broadband Internet Connections throughout the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB48 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that an electric utility rate or fee increase that is not in effect by November 20 in any year may not take effect earlier than April 1 of the subsequent year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4460 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to amend the requirements for mandatory connections to public sewer systems in both municipalities and public service districts by providing exceptions for properties with functional septic systems in rural or less densely...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee |
| WV | HB4508 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Public Utility Stability Act, which will set appropriate time frames and procedures for rate increases for water and sewerage utilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee |
| WV | HB5152 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2026-02-03
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5129 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to remove the power of the Water Development Authority; to fund infrastructure projects recommended by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Economic Development and/or the Secretary of Tourism; and providing that fu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5041 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that all electricity providers give their customers a choice between the smart meters and manually read meters that are installed on their homes, businesses, or rental units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4991 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore electric-rate stability through the continued utilization of in-state coal generation; preserve employment and investment in West Virginia's coal and natural-gas industries; and coordinate with the Electric Grid...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4897 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a utility credit for private public-access recreation spaces.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee |
| WV | HB4824 | Intro
Sine Die | 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] | 2026-01-26
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4652 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to exempt construction projects from local taxes and fees for a duly elected municipal utility board, its contractors, subcontractors, and vendors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-23
To House Local Governments Committee |
| WV | SB577 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a one-year moratorium on electric and natural gas utility rate increases in West Virginia. The bill provides legislative findings, directs the Public Service Commission to implement the one-year moratorium, prov...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB4745 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit an increase in West Virginia electric rate payers for power transmission lines to be built to export electricity to another state. Power that is exported to a neighboring state will be absorbed by that particul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4753 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from making contributions to political candidates or campaigns, political action committees, groups that can make contributions from funds derived from rate payers to political candidates, camp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4635 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish certain requirements relating to requests for rate adjustments from public electric utilities; limiting the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission over rate adjustment requests by public utilities to he...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4653 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Public Service Commission or any separate water or wastewater utility customers of a self-supporting entity such as a water system or a wastewater system from being subsidized or charged for the costs of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4669 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to disallow fluoride from being added to public water systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | SB535 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to impose a one-year moratorium on utility rate increases pending a study on reducing utility rates.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB4156 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mandatory hook-ups and installation fees for new or expanding sewer systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee |
| WV | HB4509 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore local government legal jurisdiction over micro-grid districts and certified high impact data centers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB457 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is regarding water quality affecting residents of the state; establishing findings; requiring Department of Health to evaluate whether public water sources contain levels of contaminants making them unsafe; providing water fi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB423 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Public Electrical Savings Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB230 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that all electricity providers give their customers a choice between the smart meters and manually read meters that are installed on their homes, businesses, or rental units.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | SB49 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase permissible expenditures by the Water Development Authority from the Infrastructure Fund; modify the upper limit of funds which may be transferred to sub account; raising the cap on total project costs for cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB152 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to the modify the upper limit of funds which may be transferred to sub account; raise the cap on total project costs for certain facilities for use of Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account funding; and allow the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4111 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 provide f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB211 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to limit the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to holding hearings on rate adjustment requests by public electrical utilities, to make recommendations to the Legislature, and to require that electric utility ra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
