SB 625 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to responsibility of board of public service district that is being dissolved

This bill clarifies the responsibilities of a public service district's board when dissolving or selling its water, sewer, stormwater, or gas systems. It requires the board to cooperate with the county commission during asset sales, eliminating the need for new hearings if the county commission and Public Service Commission have already approved the dissolution. Proceeds from sales must first cover district debts, then be distributed equally to contributors who paid for system construction (up to their original contribution amount), with any remaining funds going to the county commission. The bill directly affects public service districts, county commissions, and the Public Service Commission in West Virginia.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Committee Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended from its introduced version to a committee substitute version, primarily updating formatting, correcting text errors, and clarifying legal references. The substantive policy content regarding public service district asset sales remains unchanged, though some punctuation and capitalization were standardized throughout the document.
TECHNICAL

Updated the legal reference in subsection (1) from 'article three, chapter fifty-nine' to the more specific citation '§59-3-1 et seq.' for consistency with other code sections.

Corrected capitalization and spacing inconsistencies throughout the document, including standardizing 'WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE' and '2026 REGULAR SESSION' to lowercase, and adding Oxford commas in lists.

Removed explanatory notes about bill status and formatting instructions that were part of the introduced version but not needed in the committee substitute.

Corrected a duplicate word error in subsection (a) where 'interest' appeared twice in the phrase 'best interests interest of the district'.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 9, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
To House Energy and Public Works
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 57)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jack Woodrum
RRepublican
WV
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