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WV SB 981

died on adjournment

Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increases

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 981 pass?

No. WV SB 981 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): Removed from calendar by Rules Committee

What is WV SB 981 about?

WV SB 981 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increases”.

Who sponsors WV SB 981?

Chapman is the primary sponsor of WV SB 981, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Removed from calendar by Rules Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Chapmanprimary
  • M. Maynardcosponsor
  • Bartlettcosponsor
  • Thornecosponsor
  • Taylorcosponsor
  • Robertscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-18

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-18

    To Government Organization

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-18

    To Government Organization

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-26

    Committee substitute reported

  6. 2026-02-27

    On 1st reading

  7. 2026-02-27

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-02

    On 2nd reading

  9. 2026-03-02

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-03

    On 3rd reading with right to amend

  11. 2026-03-03

    Laid over on 3rd reading 3/3/2026 with right to amend

  12. 2026-03-04

    Removed from calendar by Rules Committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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