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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Committee Substitute
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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
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack Woodrum
RRepublican
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