---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction"
description: "Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 10"
citation: "West Virginia SB 10 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Municipalities", "Public Service Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sypolt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b83275f2-e6d1-4f4d-922c-e9ada564321c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=10&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "1cb5671c6cff0c0d58eba12476c694dae2ab9b03f0ef652422984bd7078cc1ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 10 (2018) — Relating generally to PSC jurisdiction

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB10%20SUB1.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=10)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB10%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=10)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB10%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=10)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB10%20INTR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=10)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · legislature
- PASSAGE — **95–0** (pass) · legislature
- PASSAGE — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **97–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sypolt — primary (person)
- Clements — cosponsor (person)
- Cline — cosponsor (person)
- Gaunch — cosponsor (person)
- Maroney — cosponsor (person)
- Rucker — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2018-01-10** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-01-10** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-26** Committee substitute reported
- **2018-01-29** On 1st reading
- **2018-01-29** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** On 2nd reading
- **2018-01-30** Laid over on 2nd reading 1/30/18
- **2018-01-31** Laid over on 2nd reading 1/31/18
- **2018-02-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-01** Floor amendment reported
- **2018-02-01** Point of Order
- **2018-02-01** Amendments to amendment ruled germane
- **2018-02-01** Amendments to amendment rejected (Roll No. 50)
- **2018-02-01** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-02-02** On 3rd reading
- **2018-02-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-02-02** Passed Senate (Roll No. 53) `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Ordered to House
- **2018-02-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-03-09** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** Passed House (Roll No. 436) `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Effective from passage (Roll No. 437)
- **2018-03-09** Communicated to Senate
- **2018-03-10** House Message received
- **2018-03-10** Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 467)
- **2018-03-10** Effective from passage (Roll No. 467)
- **2018-03-10** Senate requests House to concur
- **2018-03-10** House received Senate message
- **2018-03-10** House concurred in Senate title amendment
- **2018-03-10** Passed House (Roll No. 522) `passage`
- **2018-03-10** Effective from passage (Roll No. 523)
- **2018-03-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2018-03-10** Completed legislative action
- **2018-03-10** House Message received
- **2018-03-10** To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** To Governor 3/21/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-10** To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal
- **2018-03-27** Approved by Governor 3/27/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal
- **2018-04-23** Chapter 219, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b83275f2-e6d1-4f4d-922c-e9ada564321c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).