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Laws · West Virginia · S.B. 658

S.B. 658: Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projects

West Virginia, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, January 29, 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 control and regulatory authority over certified microgrid districts and certified data centers to counties and municipalities in the state.

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 Joey Garcia (D)

Subjects Corporations The legislature's own list.

Official page www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=658&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill. Found through LegiScan (bill 2101566), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. January 29, 2026 In committee

    S.B. 658 went to committee in the Senate. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in Senate.

  2. January 29, 2026 Introduced

    S.B. 658 was introduced in the Senate. wvlegislature.gov primary source [1] The official action text: Introduced in Senate.

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Sources

  1. S.B. 658 on the legislature's site www.wvlegislature.gov

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