HB4983 • 2026

Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center

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Sponsor: Smith, D.
Last action: 2026-06-29
Official status: Effective from passage - (March 13, 2026)
Effective date: Not listed

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Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center

What This Bill Does

Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center

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hb4983 hfa dillon and anders 2-16 _1 rejected.htm

Rejected

Plain English: HB4983 HFA Dillon and Anders 2-16 #1 Kidd 4753 Delegates Dillon and Anders moved to amend the committee substitute for House Bill 4983 on page 1, following the enacting clause, by striking everything thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: CHAPTER 5B.

HB4983 HFA Dillon and Anders 2-16 #1 Kidd 4753 Delegates Dillon and Anders moved to amend the committee substitute for House Bill 4983 on page 1, following the enacting clause, by striking everything thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: CHAPTER 5B.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.
ARTICLE 2.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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hb4983 hfa dillon and anders 2-16 _1.htm

Filed

HB4983 HFA Dillon and Anders 2-16 #1 Kidd 4753 Delegates Dillon and Anders moved to amend the committee substitute for House Bill 4983 on page 1, following the enacting clause, by striking everything thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: CHAPTER 5B.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.
ARTICLE 2.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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hb4983 hfa dillon 2-16 _1.htm

Filed

HB4983 HFA Dillon and Anders 2-16 #1 Kidd 4753 Delegates Dillon and Anders moved to amend the committee substitute for House Bill 4983 on page 1, following the enacting clause, by striking everything thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: CHAPTER 5B.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.
ARTICLE 2.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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hb4983 hfa hansen et al. 2-16 rejected.htm

Rejected

Plain English: HB4983 HFA Hansen et al.

HB4983 HFA Hansen et al.
2-16 Altizer - 3259 Delegates Hansen, Hornbuckle, Fluharty, Hamilton, Garcia, Lewis, Pushkin, Williams and Young move to amend HB4983 on page 1, Section 1, line 5, by striking out the period at the end of the sentence and inserting the following: "with the following amendment: On Page 6 of the rule, at the end of subdivision 10.1.3.f.
following the semicolon by striking out the word 'and'; And, at the end of subdivision 10.1.3.g., by striking out the period, inserting a semicolon and the following: 'and 10.1.3.h.
An assessment of potential water quantity impacts to state water resources of the proposed High Impact Data Center that includes the volume of water to be withdrawn and returned per month, the groundwater or surface water resources to be utilized, the latitude and longitude of the proposed water withdrawals and returns, the current uses of the water resources to be utilized, and impacts to current or future uses of the state water resources.

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hb4983 hfa hansen et al. 2-16.htm

Filed

Plain English: HB4983 HFA Hansen et al.

HB4983 HFA Hansen et al.
2-16 Altizer - 3259 Delegates Hansen, Hornbuckle, Fluharty, Hamilton, Garcia, Lewis, Pushkin, Williams and Young move to amend HB4983 on page 1, Section 1, line 5, by striking out the period at the end of the sentence and inserting the following: "with the following amendment: On Page 6 of the rule, at the end of subdivision 10.1.3.f.
following the semicolon by striking out the word 'and'; And, at the end of subdivision 10.1.3.g., by striking out the period, inserting a semicolon and the following: 'and 10.1.3.h.
An assessment of potential water quantity impacts to state water resources of the proposed High Impact Data Center that includes the volume of water to be withdrawn and returned per month, the groundwater or surface water resources to be utilized, the latitude and longitude of the proposed water withdrawals and returns, the current uses of the water resources to be utilized, and impacts to current or future uses of the state water resources.

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Bill History

2026-06-29 H
Chapter 221, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
2026-03-30 H
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026
2026-03-18 H
To Governor 3/18/2026
2026-03-14 S
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-14 H
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal
2026-03-14 S
To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-14 S
House Message received
2026-03-13 H
Completed legislative action
2026-03-13 H
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-13 H
Effective from passage (Roll No. 501)
2026-03-13 H
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 500)
2026-03-13 H
House received Senate message
2026-03-11 S
Senate requests House to concur
2026-03-11 S
Effective from passage (Roll No. 465)
2026-03-11 S
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 464)
2026-03-11 S
Read 3rd time
2026-03-11 S
On 3rd reading
2026-03-10 S
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-10 S
Read 2nd time
2026-03-09 S
Laid over on 2nd reading 3/9/2026
2026-03-09 S
On 2nd reading
2026-03-06 S
Read 1st time
2026-03-06 S
Immediate consideration
2026-03-06 S
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2026-02-19 S
To Judiciary
2026-02-19 S
To Judiciary
2026-02-19 S
Introduced in Senate
2026-02-17 H
Communicated to Senate
2026-02-17 H
Effective from passage (Roll No. 114)
2026-02-17 H
Rule suspension to make bill effective from passage (Roll No. 113)
2026-02-17 H
Passed House (Roll No. 108)
2026-02-17 H
Read 3rd time
2026-02-17 H
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-16 H
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 100)
2026-02-16 H
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-16 H
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 99)
2026-02-16 H
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-16 H
Read 2nd time
2026-02-16 H
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-13 H
Read 1st time
2026-02-13 H
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-12 H
Do pass
2026-02-04 H
Markup Discussion
2026-01-30 H
To House Energy and Public Works
2026-01-30 H
Introduced in House
2026-01-30 H
To Energy and Public Works
2026-01-30 H
Filed for introduction

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Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center

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West Virginia Legislature
2026 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
House Bill 4983
By Delegate D. Smith
[March 13, 2026; in effect from passage]

AN ACT to amend and reenact §64-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as filed and as modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing the Department of Economic Development to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Tourism Development Districts; and authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 10. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES
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§64-10-1. Department of Commerce.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on October 8, 2024, authorized under the authority of §5B-1-9 of this code, relating to the Division of Economic Development (Tourism Development Districts, 145 CSR 16), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on January 12, 2026, authorized under the authority of §5B-2-21 of this code, modified by the Department of Commerce to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on January 29, 2026, relating to the Department of Commerce (certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center, 145 CSR 20), is authorized with the following amendment:
On page 1, subsection 2.4., after the word “use” by inserting the words “or access of water”.

The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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