# West Virginia HB 4537: Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service.

West Virginia HB 4537, Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary G. Howell (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (Introduced in Senate); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4537
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-02-25, Introduced in Senate
- Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §8-19-17, §8-20-16, §16-13-22A, §16-13A-24, Senate Government Organization
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (92 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gary G. Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Jeffries (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 168) | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-02-25: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-24: Passed House (Roll No. 168) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-23: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House)
- 2026-02-23: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House)
- 2026-02-20: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-20: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-02-19: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2026-02-18: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-02-05: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-02-03: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-01-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-01-19: To Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-01-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-01-19: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-01-19: To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1.pdf)
- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1 eng.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed)
- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1.pdf)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 sub1 eng.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4537 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs)
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4537-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).