West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 2942 — Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program

Last action — Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican) on July 21, 2025.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

66 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill extends the sunset provision for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's Design-Build Program from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027. Additionally, it increases the maximum value of ongoing design-build projects from $50 million to $75 million. These changes matter because they allow for more substantial projects to be pursued and provide additional time for the program to assess its effectiveness before potentially being discontinued.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 2942 By Delegates Street, Zatezalo, Anderson, and Fehrenbacher [Introduced February 25, 2025;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED House Bill 2942 B YDELEGATES STREET, ATEZALO, NDERSON,AND FEHRENBACHER [Passed April 12, 2025;
Referred to the Committee on House Energy and Public Works] Eng HB 2942 A BILL to amend and reenact §22-34-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to the administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design- Build Pilot Program, extending and revising the sunset provision to December 31, 2027.
in effect 90 days from passage (July 11, 2025)] Enr HB 2942 AN ACT to amend and reenact §22-34-2 and §22-34-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to the administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program;
extending and revising the sunset provision to December 31, 2027;
and increasing from $50 million to $75 million the maximum aggregate value of all ongoing design-build projects that can be active at any time.
§22-34-2.
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Program.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the secretary of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection may expedite the construction of projects by combining the design and construction elements of a project into a single contract as provided in this article.
(b) The secretary shall promulgate procedural rules as the secretary deems to be useful or necessary to carry out the purpose of this article and to implement the intent of the Legislature in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq.
of this code, which must provide at a minimum:
(1) The application process for approval of a design-build project;
(2) The procedure for selecting the most qualified design-builders prior to the release of the invitation for proposals;
(3) The procedure for the preparation and contents of invitations for proposals;
(4) The procedure for preparing and submitting proposals;
(5) The procedure for evaluating proposals;
(6) The procedure for negotiations between the agency and those submitting proposals prior to the acceptance of a proposal, if any such negotiations are contemplated;
Enr HB 2942 (7) The procedure for awarding and executing design-build contracts;
and (8) The procedure for acting on formal protests relating to the solicitation or award of design-build contracts.
(c) A design-build project may be let to contract only in accordance with the secretary's procedural rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this article:
Provided, That only contracts awarded directly by the Department of Environmental Protection may utilize the design- build delivery method authorized pursuant to the provisions of this article:
Provided, however, design-build delivery projects awarded pursuant to the provisions of this article may not exceed a total aggregate value of $75 million.
(a) On or before January 15, 2024, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall prepare and submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report, which may be transmitted electronically, evaluating the experience of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection with each design-built project completed pursuant to the provisions of this article during the prior calendar year, including whether the department realized any cost or time savings, the number and cost of change orders, the quality of work performed, the number of bids received, and other issues the secretary considers appropriate.
(a) On or before January 15, 2024, annually, the secretary shall prepare and submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report, which may be transmitted electronically, evaluating the experience of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection with each design-built project completed pursuant to the provisions of this article during the prior calendar year, including whether the department realized any cost or time savings, the number and cost of change orders, the quality of work performed, the number of bids received, and other issues the secretary considers appropriate.
(b) The provisions of this article expire and shall have no force and effect after December 31, 2025 December 31, 2027.
(b) The provisions of this article expire and shall have no force and effect after December 31, 2027.
Enr HB 2942 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
Clerk of the Senate Originated in the House of Delegates.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates ...............................................................
President of the Senate __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2025.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  2. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025

  3. To Governor 4/22/2025

  4. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 604)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 436)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Laid over on 2nd reading 4/8/2025, com. amend pending

  20. On 2nd reading

  21. Read 1st time

  22. Immediate consideration

  23. Reported do pass

  24. To Finance

  25. Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance

  26. To Energy, Industry, and Mining

  27. To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance

  28. Introduced in Senate

  29. Communicated to Senate

  30. Passed House (Roll No. 42)

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Read 2nd time

  34. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  35. Read 1st time

  36. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  37. Do pass

  38. Markup Discussion

  39. To House Energy and Public Works

  40. Introduced in House

  41. To House Energy and Public Works

  42. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 93 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 80302
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 4101
Total 93403
% of votes cast 93%4%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Flanigan — Yea
Linville — Yea
Steele — Yea
Kump — Nay
Devault — Not Voting
Clark, T — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Not Voting
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Not Voting
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Nay
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 2000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 95 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 81103
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 95104
% of votes cast 95%1%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Flanigan — Yea
Kump — Yea
Linville — Yea
Devault — Yea
Steele — Not Voting
Clark, T — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Not Voting
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Not Voting
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Nay
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 2942?
HB 2942 is sponsored by George Street (Republican), Mark Zatezalo (Republican), William Anderson (Republican), and Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican).
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