# West Virginia HB 5648: Relating to the regulation and oversight of the provision of electricial power to consumers in this State

West Virginia HB 5648, Relating to the regulation and oversight of the provision of electricial power to consumers in this State, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Eldridge (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-02 (Motion to table motion to discharge from committee adopted (Roll No. 230)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5648-2026rs
- 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 5648
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to the regulation and oversight of the provision of electricial power to consumers in this State
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-03-02, Motion to table motion to discharge from committee adopted (Roll No. 230)
- Sponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §24-1-1, §24-1-1E, §24-1-6, §24-2-3A, §24-2-17, §24-2A-1, §24-2A-6, §24-2F-1, §24-2J-1, §24-2J-2, §24-2J-3, §24-2J-4, §24-2J-5, §24-2K-1, §24-2K-2, §24-2K-3, §24-2K-4, §24-2K-5, §24-2K-6, House Energy and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (75 yes, 20 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: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Jordan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Motion to table motion to discharge from committee adopted (Roll No. 230) | pass | 75 | 20 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-02: Motion to table motion to discharge from committee adopted (Roll No. 230) (House)
- 2026-02-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2026-02-17: To Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-02-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-17: To House Energy and Public Works (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5648 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5648 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5648 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb5648 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs)
- [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 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-HB5648-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).