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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Public Service Commission to enact rule on customer-provided conduit occupancy
Last action · January 30, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Doug Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4318 authorizes the Public Service Commission to officially adopt a regarding the occupancy of , following its filing in the State Register on March 12, 2025.
Gives the Public Service Commission the legal authority required to enforce its proposed administrative regulations concerning utility infrastructure and space.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Public Service Commission
The agency receives legislative authorization to promulgate its filed rule.
Utility customers and providers using customer-provided conduit
Key Facts
- The bill authorizes the Public Service Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the occupancy of customer-provided conduit.
- The authorized rule was filed in the State Register on March 12, 2025.
- The rule is identified administratively as 150 CSR 37.
- The rulemaking authority is derived from §24-2E-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931.
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- The measure amends and reenacts §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 30, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2026HouseDo pass, but first to Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Government Organization
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Government Organization then Judiciary
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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