Allow customers to make changes to their accounts by phone or mail.
HB 3168, titled "The Rossi Act," requires businesses providing goods, services, or utilities in West Virginia to allow customers to modify their online accounts via phone or mail, with identity verification. It directly affects utility companies, telecom providers, and other service entities operating in the state. The law mandates this change to replace current online-only account management options and specifies that violations will be enforced under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act by the Attorney General. The bill focuses on expanding customer access to account changes through traditional channels, not on specific outcomes or political implications.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
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Committee Substitute
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Engrossed Committee Substitute
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3 edits
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Mar 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill version changed from the Committee Substitute to the Engrossed Version, which is the final legislative text ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content, including the creation of 'The Rosi Act' and requirements for entities to allow account changes via phone or mail, remains identical between the two versions.
TECHNICAL
Removed a 'NOTE' section that explained the bill's purpose and how to interpret strikethroughs and underlining, as this explanatory text is not part of the final law.
Added a blank line after the bill's summary description to improve formatting in the final version.
Updated the document header and navigation links to reflect that this is now the 'Engrossed Version' rather than the 'Committee Substitute', indicating the bill has passed all committee stages.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
84–9
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Mar 24, 2025
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican91
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 170)
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
To House Energy and Public Works
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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