# West Virginia SB 790: Developing comprehensive energy development policy and plan for Office of Energy

West Virginia SB 790, Developing comprehensive energy development policy and plan for Office of Energy, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB790-2026rs
- 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 SB 790
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Developing comprehensive energy development policy and plan for Office of Energy
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-02-06, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §5B-2A-1, §5B-2A-3, §5B-2A-4, §5B-2A-9, §5B-2A-10, §5B-2A-12, §5B-2A-14, §5B-2F-1, §5B-2F-1A, §5B-2F-2, §5B-2F-2A, §5B-2F-3, §5B-2F-4, §5B-2F-5, §5B-2H-2, §5B-2J-2, §5B-2N-1, §5B-2N-1A, §5B-2N-2, §5B-2N-2B, §5B-2N-3, §5B-2N-4, §5B-2N-4A, §5B-2N-5, §5B-2N-6, §5B-2O-1, §5B-2O-2, §5B-2O-3, §5B-2O-4, §5D-1-1, §5D-1-2, §5D-1-3, §5D-1-4, §5D-1-5, §5D-1-5A, §5D-1-5B, §5D-1-5C, §5D-1-6, §5D-1-7, §5D-1-8, §5D-1-9, §5D-1-10, §5D-1-11, §5D-1-12, §5D-1-13, §5D-1-14, §5D-1-15, §5D-1-16, §5D-1-17, §5D-1-18, §5D-1-19, §5D-1-20, §5D-1-21, §5D-1-22, §5D-1-23, Senate Energy, Industry and Mining
- 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: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: To Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: To Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb790 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb790 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)
- HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb790 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb790 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB790-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).