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Laws · West Virginia · H.B. 4509

H.B. 4509: Relating to restoring local jurisdiction to state political subdivisions over certain electric power facilities.

West Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, January 19, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

The purpose of this bill is to restore local government legal jurisdiction over micro grid districts and certified high impact data centers.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Evan Hansen (D); Mike Pushkin (D); Sean Hornbuckle (D); Shawn Fluharty (D); John Williams (D); Anitra Hamilton (D); Rick Garcia (D); Hollis Lewis (D)

Subjects Utilities The legislature's own list.

Official page www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4509&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill. Found through LegiScan (bill 2085521), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. January 19, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 4509 went to committee in the House of Delegates. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in House.

  2. January 19, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 4509 was introduced in the House of Delegates. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in House.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 4509 on the legislature's site www.wvlegislature.gov

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