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WV HB 4891

died on adjournment

To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4891 pass?

No. WV HB 4891 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): To House Energy and Public Works

What is WV HB 4891 about?

WV HB 4891 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4891?

Bridges is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4891, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-01-28 — To House Energy and Public Works
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bridgesprimary
  • Prittcosponsor
  • Vancecosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Roopcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-28

    To Energy and Public Works

  3. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-28

    To House Energy and Public Works

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4891&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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