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WV HB 5492

died on adjournment

Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5492 pass?

No. WV HB 5492 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 (2026-02-23): To House Finance

What is WV HB 5492 about?

WV HB 5492 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5492?

Howell, G. is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5492, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-02-13
Latest action
2026-02-23 — To House Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Howell, G.primary
  • Parsonscosponsor
  • Phillipscosponsor
  • Streetcosponsor
  • Fehrenbachercosponsor
  • Hanshawcosponsor
  • Stephenscosponsor
  • Ward, G.cosponsor
  • Heckertcosponsor
  • Masterscosponsor
  • Linvillecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-13

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-13

    To Energy and Public Works then Finance

  3. 2026-02-13

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-13

    To House Energy and Public Works

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-16

    Markup Discussion

  6. 2026-02-20

    With amendment, do pass

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-02-23

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. 2026-02-23

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  9. 2026-02-23

    To House Finance

    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=5492&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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