republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2021/sb-492.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities"
description: "Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 492"
citation: "West Virginia SB 492 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/495391c9-6d2f-49dc-98be-267ec8c21c07"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=492&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "6456be265320f842d0eae0eeff2cddb015a462a561251272a933efa4c510dc13"
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 492 (2021) — Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities

## 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=SB492%20SUB1.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=492)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB492%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=492)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB492%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=492)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB492%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=492)
5. **SB492 HFA ANDERSON AND ZATEZALO 4-10 _2 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/SB492 HFA ANDERSON AND ZATEZALO 4-10 _2 adopted.htm)
6. **SB492 HFAT ZATEZALO 4-10 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/SB492 HFAT ZATEZALO 4-10 adopted.htm)
7. **SB492 SFA _1 TARR 3-29 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/SB492 SFA _1 TARR 3-29 adopted.htm)
8. **SB492 SFAT _1 TARR 3-27 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/SB492 SFAT _1 TARR 3-27 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2021-03-01** To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance
- **2021-03-01** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-03-01** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2021-03-25** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2021-03-25** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-27** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-27** Immediate consideration
- **2021-03-27** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** On 2nd reading
- **2021-03-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-30** On 3rd reading
- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 244) `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Ordered to House
- **2021-03-31** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-03-31** To Energy and Manufacturing
- **2021-03-31** To House Energy and Manufacturing `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02** Do pass
- **2021-04-05** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-05** Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 4/6
- **2021-04-06** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-07** Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 4/8
- **2021-04-08** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Amendment pending
- **2021-04-09** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-09** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 4/10
- **2021-04-10** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-10** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2021-04-10** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-04-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-10** Passed House (Roll No. 609) `passage`
- **2021-04-10** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-04-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2021-04-10** House Message received
- **2021-04-10** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 476)
- **2021-04-10** Communicated to House
- **2021-04-10** Completed legislative action
- **2021-04-16** To Governor 4/16/21 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** To Governor 4/16/21 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** To Governor 4/16/21 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - Senate Journal
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/26/21 - House Journal
- **2021-05-24** Chapter 115, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/495391c9-6d2f-49dc-98be-267ec8c21c07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).