---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy"
description: "Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5381"
citation: "West Virginia HB 5381 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hanshaw"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fc11fef-04de-4b32-ae91-d675caeb0e90"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5381&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "154836f44e3fd15c109419f65350ddf151967da152b94dd24078595e57769b74"
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 5381 (2026) — Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5381%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5381)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5381%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5381)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5381%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5381)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5381%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=5381)
5. **Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 244)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/house/00244.pdf)
6. **Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 702)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/house/00702.pdf)
7. **Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 703)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2026/RS/votes/house/00703.pdf)
8. **hb5381 sfa queen 3-14 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5381%20sfa%20queen%20%203-14%20adopted.htm)
9. **hb5381 sfat queen 3-14 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb5381%20sfat%20queen%203-14%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- PREVIOUS QUESTION — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- PREVIOUS QUESTION — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- PREVIOUS QUESTION — **56–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hanshaw — primary (person)
- Hornbuckle — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-09** To Energy and Public Works
- **2026-02-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** To House Energy and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Markup Discussion
- **2026-02-25** By substitute, do pass
- **2026-02-26** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-27** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-27** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-02-27** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2026-02-27** Amendment rejected (Voice vote) `amendment-failure`
- **2026-03-02** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-02** Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 244)
- **2026-03-02** Passed House (Roll No. 245) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-04** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-03-04** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2026-03-04** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2026-03-10** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-10** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** On 2nd reading, referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-14** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2026-03-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-14** Committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2026-03-14** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-14** Passed Senate (Roll No. 697) `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Com. title amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2026-03-14** Title amendment adopted
- **2026-03-14** Senate requests House to concur
- **2026-03-14** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-14** Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 702)
- **2026-03-14** Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 703)
- **2026-03-14** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 704)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25** To Governor 3/25/26 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-29** Chapter 144, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1fc11fef-04de-4b32-ae91-d675caeb0e90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).