---
type: "Bill"
title: "Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way"
description: "Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 270"
citation: "West Virginia SB 270 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmichael"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac42a31a-2107-4f49-bda1-034fba508013"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=270&year=2019&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "7e695e4001ce84f52989e4c348438a9f87143578255722d08c32bc4dcd2464c1"
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 270 (2019) — Streamlining process for utilities access to DOH rights-of-way

## 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=SB270%20SUB1.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=270)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB270%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=270)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB270%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=270)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB270%20INTR.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=270)
5. **SB270 SFA _1 BOSO 1-31 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2019/RS/floor_amends/SB270 SFA _1 BOSO 1-31 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carmichael — primary (person)
- Prezioso — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2019-01-11** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-11** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-01-11** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** Committee substitute reported
- **2019-01-28** On 1st reading
- **2019-01-28** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** On 2nd reading
- **2019-01-29** Laid over on 2nd reading 1/29/19
- **2019-01-30** Laid over on 2nd reading 1/30/19
- **2019-01-31** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2019-02-01** On 3rd reading
- **2019-02-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-01** Passed Senate (Roll No. 56) `passage`
- **2019-02-01** Effective from passage (Roll No. 56)
- **2019-02-01** Ordered to House
- **2019-02-04** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** Do pass
- **2019-02-19** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2019-02-19** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2019-02-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2019-02-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Passed House (Roll No. 218) `passage`
- **2019-02-21** Effective from passage (Roll No. 219)
- **2019-02-21** Communicated to Senate
- **2019-02-21** Completed legislative action
- **2019-02-22** House Message received
- **2019-03-01** To Governor 3/1/19 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-01** To Governor 3/1/19 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Approved by Governor 3/7/19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-08** Approved by Governor 3/7/19 - House Journal
- **2019-04-16** Chapter 235, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac42a31a-2107-4f49-bda1-034fba508013`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).