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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia allows public service districts to combine state and federal violation notices into one publication
Last action · January 26, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Pritt
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4828 permits s to publish a single combined notice when facing both alleged federal violations and related state violations that previously required two separate notices.
Reduces administrative publication costs and procedural burdens for local utility districts facing concurrent regulatory notices.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public service districts
Public service districts gain the option to publish combined notices for concurrent federal and state violations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Judiciary
- Jan 26, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 26, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Jan 26, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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