Scope
West Virginia House Bill 5590 of the 2026 regular session, summarised on its official bill page as "Create a limited and predictable water-quantity review framework for High Impact Data Centers (HIDCs) in West Virginia", would have created a water-quantity review framework for high impact data centers in West Virginia. Its last recorded action was referral to the House Energy and Public Works Committee, and it was not enacted before the regular session adjourned sine die at midnight on 14 March 2026.
- Geographic scope
- West Virginia
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- West Virginia Legislature
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 14 March 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
West Virginia House Bill 5590 of 2026 would have created a water-quantity review framework for high impact data centers in West Virginia. The official bill page shows its last action as referral to the House Energy and Public Works Committee and no later action. The Legislature's 2026 calendar set the sixtieth day, 14 March 2026, for adjournment at midnight, and the House recorded that it adjourned sine die that night, so the bill did not become law.
What this does not establish
- The end date is the adjournment of the 2026 regular session documented by the Legislature's calendar and public-information blog; the bill page itself shows only the committee referral.
- The bill text was read only through its official summary and the code sections listed on the bill page.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5590&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill