republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2024/sb-631.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibiting municipalities from disconnecting water service for nonpayment of stormwater fees"
description: "Prohibiting municipalities from disconnecting water service for nonpayment of stormwater fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 631"
citation: "West Virginia SB 631 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Municipalities", "Public Service Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barrett"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2694554c-3925-4a5b-9be6-3ec61f6b6ac4"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=631&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "11d7a20e3abfde735557b639feb8ab1640a12d677d509a485b9929b82327b4c3"
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 631 (2024) — Prohibiting municipalities from disconnecting water service for nonpayment of stormwater fees

## 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=sb631%20sub1.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=631)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=631)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=631)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=631)
5. **sb631 hfat riley 2-27 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb631%20hfat%20riley%202-27%20adopted.htm)
6. **sb631 sfa takubo _1 3-3 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb631%20sfa%20takubo%20_1%203-3%20adopted.htm)
7. **sb631 sfa tarr _1 2-19 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb631%20sfa%20tarr%20_1%202-19%20adopted.htm)
8. **sb631 sfat takubo _1 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb631%20sfat%20takubo%20_1%203-4%20adopted.htm)
9. **sb631 sfat tarr _1 2-16 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/sb631%20sfat%20tarr%20_1%202-16%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barrett — primary (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Committee substitute reported
- **2024-02-14** Immediate consideration
- **2024-02-14** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** On 2nd reading
- **2024-02-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2024-02-16** Laid over on 3rd reading 2/16/2024 with right to amend
- **2024-02-19** Laid over on 3rd reading 2/19/2024 with right to amend
- **2024-02-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-02-20** Passed Senate (Roll No. 174) `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Title amendment adopted
- **2024-02-20** Ordered to House
- **2024-02-23** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-23** Immediate consideration
- **2024-02-23** Reference dispensed
- **2024-02-23** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-26** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2024-02-26** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-02-27** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Passed House (Roll No. 305) `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-02-27** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-03-08** House Message received
- **2024-03-08** Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 427)
- **2024-03-08** Senate requests House to concur
- **2024-03-09** House received Senate message
- **2024-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 770)
- **2024-03-09** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-03-09** Completed legislative action
- **2024-03-09** House Message received
- **2024-03-19** To Governor 3/19/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/19/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/19/24 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Chapter 215, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2694554c-3925-4a5b-9be6-3ec61f6b6ac4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).