---
type: "Bill"
title: "To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023"
description: "To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 3482"
citation: "West Virginia HB 3482 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17d9789b-a26b-4ffc-ae15-53867d811971"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3482&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "d9327b2ce436d8cd82dae5bcf944ef09d6e7f7fd2d4a101e8f8940d539fba779"
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 3482 (2023) — To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023

## 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=hb3482%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3482)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3482%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3482)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3482%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3482)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3482%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=3482)
5. **hb3482 s eim am _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3482 s eim am _1 3-8 adopted.htm)
6. **hb3482 s eim amt _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb3482 s eim amt _1 3-8 adopted.htm)
7. **hb3482 sub hfa howell 2-28 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb3482 sub hfa howell 2-28 _1 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **31–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-14** To Economic Development and Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-14** To House Economic Development and Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-02-21** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-21** Placed on House Calendar
- **2023-02-23** On 1st reading, House Calendar
- **2023-02-23** From Housel Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
- **2023-02-23** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-24** Placed on House Calendar
- **2023-02-28** On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- **2023-02-28** From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
- **2023-02-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-01** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2023-03-01** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Passed House (Roll No. 396) `passage`
- **2023-03-01** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-02** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance
- **2023-03-02** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2023-03-08** Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Motion to dispense 2nd comm. reference (Roll No. 446)
- **2023-03-08** 2nd reference dispensed
- **2023-03-08** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-08** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** On 2nd reading
- **2023-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-10** On 3rd reading
- **2023-03-10** Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
- **2023-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 548) `passage`
- **2023-03-10** 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. 767)
- **2023-03-11** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-11** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-20** To Governor 3/20/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/20/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/22/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/22/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-22** Approved by Governor 3/22/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 123, 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/17d9789b-a26b-4ffc-ae15-53867d811971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).