---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repealing two sections of code relating to gas utility rates"
description: "Repealing two sections of code relating to gas utility rates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2899"
citation: "West Virginia HB 2899 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Service Commission", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Westfall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7195d2e0-025a-4586-8eb8-9da3f203417a"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2899&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "68f6fa8f911f04d02a7e50448a9bc82aff5b0d08face017d42e8d1770c84a487"
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 HB 2899 (2023) — Repealing two sections of code relating to gas utility rates

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2899%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2899)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2899%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2899)
3. **hb2899 hfat linville 2-13 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb2899 hfat linville 2-13 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Westfall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-23** To Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** To House Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Do pass
- **2023-02-09** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-09** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-10** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-02-10** Amendment ruled not germane
- **2023-02-13** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** Passed House (Roll No. 120) `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-02-13** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-02-16** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-16** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28** Immediate consideration
- **2023-02-28** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01** On 2nd reading
- **2023-03-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** On 3rd reading
- **2023-03-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Passed Senate (Roll No. 352) `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Communicated to House
- **2023-03-02** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-02** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-07** To Governor 3/7/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-07** To Governor 3/7/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-07** To Governor 3/7/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 73, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7195d2e0-025a-4586-8eb8-9da3f203417a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).