West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB669: Relating to general powers of PSC
Status: Passed one chamber, February 24, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §24-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the general powers of the Public Service Commission; and clarifying when the Public Service Commission can approve utility rate increases. ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. §24-2-3. General power of commission with respect to rates. (a) The commission may enforce, originate, establish, change, and promulgate tariffs, rates, joint rates, tolls, and schedules for all public utilities except for municipal power systems and water and/or sewer utilities that are political subdivi.
From the engrossed text, February 4, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §24-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the general powers of the Public Service Commission; and clarifying when the Public Service Commission can approve utility rate increases. ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. §24-2-3. General power of commission with respect to rates. (a) The commission may enforce, originate, establish, change, and promulgate tariffs, rates, joint rates, tolls, and schedules for all public utilities except for municipal power systems and water and/or sewer utilities that are political subdivisions of this state providing a separate or combined services and having at least 4,500 customers and annual combined gross revenues of $3 million or more: Provided, That the commission may exercise such rate authority over municipally owned natural gas utilities or a municipally owned water and/or sewer utility having less than 4,500 customers or annual combined gross revenues of less than $3 million only under the circumstances and limitations set forth in §24-2-4b of this code, and subject to the provisions set forth in §24-2-3(b) of this code. And whenever the commission, after hearing, finds any existing rates, tolls, tariffs, joint rates, or schedules enacted or maintained by a utility regulated under the provisions of this section to be unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, or unjustly discriminatory or otherwise in violation …