# West Virginia SB 604: Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility bills

West Virginia SB 604, Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility bills, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stuart; status failed, last action 2025-03-11 (Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB604-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 604
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility bills
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Stuart
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §24-2A-1, §24-2A-5, Senate Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stuart
- Cosponsor: T. Kevan Bartlett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Garcia (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-11: Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: To Judiciary then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb604 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB604-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).