West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates 5 D cosponsors

HB 4010 — Relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers

Last action — To Government Organization

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

This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House of Delegates

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 4010 now requires utility companies to create an outage communication plan that must be submitted to the Public Service Commission. Unlike the previous version, which involved the Commission approving these plans, the new language allows the Commission simply to receive the plans without needing to approve them. This change is significant because it streamlines the process, helping utilities to inform customers about service disruptions more efficiently while still ensuring that communication plans are in place.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4010 By Delegates Pushkin, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, Young, and Linville [Introduced February 13, 2024;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for House Bill 4010 By Delegates Pushkin, Hansen, Garcia, Williams, Young, and Linville [Originating in the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure;
Referred to the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure] Intr HB 2024R3696 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-22, relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers;
Reported February 23, 2024] CS for HB 4010 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-22, relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers;
and authoring the Public Service Commission to approve each utility's notification plan.
requiring utilities to have an outage communication plan;
and authorizing the Public Service Commission to receive each utility's notification plan.
24-2-22.
§24-2-22.
Notification of disruption of service Each utility shall have an outage communication plan in place to notify customers of planned and unexpected disruption of utility services to all customers.
Notification of disruption of service.
Each utility shall have an outage communication plan in place to notify customers of planned and unexpected disruption of utility services to all customers.
The communication plan shall include a method for notifying customers electronically and provide estimates about the length of time of the disruption.
The communication plan shall include a method for notifying customers and provide estimates about the length of time of the disruption.
Each utility shall provide its plan to the Commission for approval.
Each utility shall provide its plan to the Commission.
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Action History

  1. To Government Organization

  2. To Government Organization

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. Communicated to Senate

  5. Passed House (Roll No. 344)

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. Read 1st time

  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  12. By substitute, do pass

  13. To House Technology and Infrastructure

  14. Introduced in House

  15. To Technology and Infrastructure

  16. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 93 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 61005
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 24002
Total 93007
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kirby — Yea
Ross — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Foster — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Warner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Devault — Yea
Householder — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Not Voting
Steele — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Not Voting
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Not Voting
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green 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 Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Not Voting
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach 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
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Not Voting
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4010?
HB 4010 is sponsored by Linville, Kayla Young (Democrat), John Williams (Democrat), Joey Garcia (Democrat), Evan Hansen (Democrat), and Mike Pushkin (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 4010?
This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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