Roads And Transportation
West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Relating to maintenance and repair of roads and highways [SB-110]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to enhance maintenance and repair of the state's roads and highways generally. The bill creates the Special Road Repair Fund as a subaccount of the State Road Fund and authorizes the commissioner of DOH to transfer certain funds into the subaccount for certain purposes. The bill also: creates the Enhanced Road Repair and Maintenance Program; states legislative findings and purpose of the program; requires Division of Highways, and county supervisors consult with county commissions and legislators to submit project requests
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Establishing 80 miles per hour speed limit on interstate highways [SB-34]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing 80 miles per hour speed limit on interstate highways
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Relating to outdoor advertising regulated by DOH [SB-118]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow a person to place signs, displays or devices advertising events to be held no more frequently than once a year at locations other than where the event will be held, without obtaining a license from the Commissioner of Highways. The bill establishes the Temporary Sign Placement License program and requires rulemaking.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Permitting Commissioner of DOH to make money transfers within State Road Fund [SB-43]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Permitting Commissioner of DOH to make money transfers within State Road Fund
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Adjusting interest rate paid in condemnation cases [SB-42]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
Adjusting interest rate paid in condemnation cases
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Exempting physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies [SB-86]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit physicians to be exempt from specified traffic laws when responding to an emergency call. This proposed bill provides that the physician must continue to exercise due care and provides for rulemaking.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Requiring legislative approval of additional parkways bonds and removing tolls once bonds paid [HB-2373]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority; and requiring tolls to be removed six months following removal of encumbrances for the bonds.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts [HB-2054]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts, for the benefit of the counties; to make legislative findings; to require the commissioner to solicit and consider public comments; to require the commissioner to consider certain factors when developing the formula; and to require the commissioner to submit the formula to the Legislature for approval as a legislative rule.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Prohibiting the placement of the name or likeness of public officials on state road signs [HB-2337]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit placement of the name or likeness of public officials on state road signs.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Exempting law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls [HB-2271]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Requiring paving contracts for state highways to have special requirements to prevent potholes [HB-2484]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to require paving contracts for state highways to have special requirements to prevent potholes.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts [HB-2371]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that funding to counties named in this section from the State Road Construction Account does not affect any funding received by those counties from the State Road Fund.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
To exempt EMS providers from Turnpike Tolls [HB-2445]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt EMS vehicles from paying tolls for transit over highways administered by the Parkways Authority.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement [HB-2274]
[Media and Advertising ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Including emergency response vehicles in the single fee program for EZ Pass transponders [HB-2069]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to include emergency response vehicles in the single fee program for EZ Pass transponders.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Requiring a warning light to be erected on certain roads to warn of a traffic light ahead [HB-2020]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that a warning light be erected on certain roads to warn of a traffic light ahead.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Keep federal level weight limits for trucking in the state of WV [HB-2469]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the provision allowing the commissioner to issue permits for vehicles of excess size and weight to operate in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances [HB-2222]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit vehicles from driving slowly in the left lane of a roadway except under specified circumstances. Different highway types entail different circumstances and exceptions.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
To modify the E-bike legislation in West Virginia Code [HB-2198]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the definition of "e-bikes" in West Virginia generally. The bill defines a Class 2 electric bicycle. Finally, the bill clarifies where an individual is permitted to operate a Class 2 electric bicycle in relation to Class 1 and Class 3 e-bikes.
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Removing obsolete provisions regarding DOH standards for studded tires and chains [HB-2171]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that the Commissioner of the Division of Highways set standards and regulate studded tires. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards (UTQG) regulates the safety of motor vehicles and related equipment. NHTSA's regulations are authorized by 49 U.S.C. §30123.