WV HB5574

Requires Public Service Commission members' financial disclosure statements to be published on the internet starting January 1, 2027, adding them to the list alongside legislators, executive officials, and Supreme Court members

Expands the definition of "public interest" for electricity decisions to include seven specific factors: affordability for residential and commercial customers, all-source energy procurement, grid reliability, environmental protection, economic growth, and grid modernization

Strengthens ethics requirements by prohibiting commissioner appointments for anyone employed by or financially benefiting from commission-regulated entities within the past two years, and requires commissioners to post a $100,000 bond upon taking office

Applies the West Virginia Rules of Judicial Conduct to commission members to preserve public confidence in impartiality of their quasi-judicial decisions

Repeals two outdated code sections (§24-1-1a and §24-1-1b) related to supplemental reorganization rules and removes obsolete provisions regarding 1980 reorganization plans and gas well studies