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Laws · West Virginia · H.B. 5620

H.B. 5620: To restore local control in the decision making process in regard to data centers

West Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 16, 2026.

Last verified

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 control in the decision making process regarding 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 Laura Kimble (R)

Subjects None on file. The legislature's own list.

Official page www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5620&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill. Found through LegiScan (bill 2117351), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 16, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 5620 went to committee in the House of Delegates. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in House.

  2. February 16, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 5620 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. 5620 on the legislature's site www.wvlegislature.gov

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