FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 28, 2026
Time Requested: 04:43 PM |
| Agency: |
Public Service Commission |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2995 |
Introduced |
HB4896 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Public Service Commission |
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FUND(S):
SPECIAL
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The Commission contends the bill will have no effect on the revenues or expenses of the
Commission or the State of West Virginia.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2027
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
The Commission contends the bill will have no effect on the revenues or expenses of the
Commission or the State of West Virginia.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
The proposed bill removes the requirement that one of the commissioners be an attorney
with 10 years of experience. The Commission acts as a quasi-judicial regulatory agency
which conducts hearings governed by evidentiary and procedural rules and issues orders
that require findings of fact and conclusions of law in complex utility cases. During
the hearings and during deliberations the Commission frequently has to rule on
procedural, evidentiary and substantive legal issues that affect the outcome of the
case. Conducting hearings and deliberations and reviewing orders without an
experienced attorney on the Commission could be problematic.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Robert Adkins, General Counsel
Email Address: radkins@psc.state.wv.us