---
type: "Bill"
title: "To clarify that the PSC may enter an order requiring corrective measures up to and including an acquisition of a distressed or failing utility"
description: "To clarify that the PSC may enter an order requiring corrective measures up to and including an acquisition of a distressed or failing utility"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2865"
citation: "West Virginia HB 2865 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Service Commission", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Westfall"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db65edf9-9618-4b14-9629-2224bac510db"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2865&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "ca40608d67eed9fcadadeead97e6a3edea11492938578167a7073e47e691f01d"
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 2865 (2023) — To clarify that the PSC may enter an order requiring corrective measures up to and including an acquisition of a distressed or failing utility

## 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=hb2865%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2865)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2865%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2865)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2865%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2865)
4. **hb2865 s gov am _1 3-3 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb2865 s gov am _1 3-3 adopted.htm)
5. **hb2865 s gov amt _1 3-3 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb2865 s gov amt _1 3-3 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Westfall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** To Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-20** To House Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-02-22** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-22** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24** Passed House (Roll No. 236) `passage`
- **2023-02-24** Effective from passage (Roll No. 240)
- **2023-02-24** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-02-25** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-25** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-25** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-07** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** On 2nd reading
- **2023-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** On 3rd reading
- **2023-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 456) `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Senate requests House to concur
- **2023-03-11** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-11** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 720)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** To Governor 3/27/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - 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 291, 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/db65edf9-9618-4b14-9629-2224bac510db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).