Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4537: Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4537 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service. Primary sponsor: Gary Howell (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): To Government Organization.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
JeffriesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Clay RileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Government Organization
  2. To Government Organization
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 168)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  9. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  12. Read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source