WV HB 5475

died on adjournment

To make the Public Service Commission an elected position

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5475 pass?

No. WV HB 5475 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 (2026-03-04): Motion to table the motion to discharge from committee (Roll No. 348)

What is WV HB 5475 about?

WV HB 5475 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To make the Public Service Commission an elected position”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5475?

Bridges is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5475, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Motion to table the motion to discharge from committee (Roll No. 348)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Public Service Commission

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-12
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-12
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-12
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-04
Motion to table the motion to discharge from committee (Roll No. 348)

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare

Documents

Votes

TABLE DISCHARGE JUDICIARY
2026-03-04 · pass · 65-26
Member-level votes (99)
- Akers: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Amos: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Roop: yes
- Browning: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Butler: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Marple: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Martin: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Masters: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- McCormick: yes
- White: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hite: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Willis: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Horst: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hott: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Adkins: no
- Ferrell: no
- Kimble: no
- Pushkin: no
- Anders: no
- Fluharty: no
- Lewis: no
- Smith, D: no
- Bridges: no
- Garcia: no
- Linville: no
- Vance: no
- Brooks: no
- Hamilton: no
- Mallow: no
- Ward, G: no
- Clark: no
- Hansen: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Williams: no
- Dean: no
- Howell, T: no
- Miller: no
- Young: no
- Dillon: no
- Kelly: no
- Drennan: not voting
- Hornbuckle: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Holstein: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Pritt: not voting
- Watt: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5475&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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