2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB3174: Requiring municipalities take actions when potential customers apply for water and sewer service.

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to require municipalities to determine the cost of adding potential customers to water service from the municipality, apply through the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council for available funding, and to extend service to potential customers who have made required deposits if a grant or grants are awarded to cover the fees for the service extension.

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Bill History

3/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
To Energy and Public Works
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
To House Energy and Public Works
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
3/24/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 220)
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/29/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/29/2025
To Government Organization then Finance
Senate
3/29/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
4/8/2025
Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance
Senate
4/8/2025
To Finance
Senate
4/9/2025
Reported do pass, with amendment
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/10/2025
GO amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
Senate
4/10/2025
FIN Amendment Reported
Senate
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend, com. amendment pending
Senate
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/11/2025
FIN amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
Senate
4/11/2025
Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 489)
Senate
4/11/2025
Laid over on 3rd reading 4/11/2025
Senate

Amendments

hb3174 sfa barrett _1 4-10

hb3174 sfa barrett _1 4-10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 sfat barrett _2 4-10 pulled

hb3174 sfat barrett _2 4-10 pulled

4/10/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 sfa barrett _1 4-10 rejected

hb3174 sfa barrett _1 4-10 rejected

4/10/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 sfat barrett _2 4-10

hb3174 sfat barrett _2 4-10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 s gov am _1 4-8 withdrawn

hb3174 s gov am _1 4-8 withdrawn

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 s gov am _1 4-8

hb3174 s gov am _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 s fin am _1 4-8 withdrawn

hb3174 s fin am _1 4-8 withdrawn

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 sfat barrett _1 4-8

hb3174 sfat barrett _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 s fin am _1 4-8

hb3174 s fin am _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb3174 sfat barrett _1 4-8 pulled

hb3174 sfat barrett _1 4-8 pulled

4/8/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor amendment rejected (Roll No. 489)
4/11/2025
15
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed House (Roll No. 220)
3/27/2025
92
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Gary Howell
Gary Howell
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197014.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197023.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197022.3 KB