Relating to ethics reforms at PSC
SB 656 updates ethics rules for West Virginia's Public Service Commission (PSC). It requires PSC members' financial disclosures to be published online, increasing transparency about their financial interests. The bill clarifies that the PSC must consider the public interest when regulating electric utilities and specifies factors for those decisions. Additionally, it revises ethical standards for PSC membership and subjects commissioners to the code of judicial ethics.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Jan 29, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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