Roads And Transportation
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To eliminate the process of vehicle inspection in West Virginia [HB-2717]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles.
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To regulate outdoor advertisements, specifically gentleman’s clubs [HB-2619]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit "lewd public content" from being advertised anywhere in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring cooperation between the rail company and the Division of Highways when construction or maintenance activities are conducted by the company [HB-2558]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to make it clear that rail companies must cooperate with and receive permission from the Commissioner of the Division of Highways before they build or conduct repairs or otherwise preform maintenance on the railroad, tracks or crossings that close state roads. This is to ensure that the traveling public has needed access to emergency services, school, work and is not unnecessarily inconvenienced by road closures.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring any motorized conveyance operating 10 MPH below the posted speed limit on any public road in the state to display emergency flashers. [HB-2588]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a motor vehicle to display emergency flashers when operating at 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit on any public road.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to asphalt grindings or millings from any WVDOH Right of Way [HB-2589]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
The purpose of this bill is to specify how the commissioner of highways may dispose of surplus asphalt grindings or millings.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Authorizing Division of Highways transfer of spending authority between appropriations [HB-2559]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to utilize the spending authority of the State Road Fund to pay current obligations by moving spending authority within the fund for a fiscal year. This would also give the DOH the same or similar ability to transfer spending authority the other Special Revenue agencies have. When the agency forecasts what funding it will need two years out, the estimates for each appropriation line are never exact. DOH may predict it will need $1 million in maintenance but halfway
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to the modification of vehicle tires. [HB-2583]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to regulate the modification of vehicle tires.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to “Flagger Ahead” signs and flaggers on public roads in the State of West Virginia. [HB-2587]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
The purpose of this bill is to create expectations for the removal of "flagger ahead" signs on WV roadways.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to DOH employees. [HB-2585]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to modify the compensation and classification of certain employees of the Division of Highways.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Elimination of Statewide Contracts that are awarded to out of state vendors [HB-2584]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate statewide contracts that are awarded to out of state vendors.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To place a $1.00 charge on Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats, Door Dash, and all like services with the proceeds to be disbursed to the WVDOH and equally applied to each Counties Annual Budget [HB-2579]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to place a $1 charge on Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats, DoorDash, and all like services with the proceeds to be disbursed to the WVDOH and equally applied to each county's annual budget.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Direct the WV DOT to conduct a safety study about suicide deaths on the New River Gorge Bridge and the potential costs and effectiveness of suicide safety nets and suicide safety system installed on the bridge. [HB-2488]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to direct the Department of Transportation to conduct a safety study about suicide deaths on the New River Gorge Bridge and a study on the potential cost and effectiveness of suicide safety nets and a suicide safety system installed on the Bridge.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to requiring certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year [HB-2393]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
The purpose of this bill is to require certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year and beginning on December 1, 2025.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require DOH, when abandoning a right of way, to notify the legislative representatives in the county or counties in which this right of way is located via email and first class mail in addition to publication in the newspaper [HB-2390]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require notice from the Commissioner of Highways of the discontinuance, vacation, abandonment, or closure of any road or highway be published as a Class I legal advertisement and shall also notify members of the Legislature who represent the area in which the road or highway is located of the proceedings.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to broadband permitting applications [HB-2392]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
The purpose of this bill is to regulate permit applications to the Division of Highways for broadband installations rights-of-way that run through multiple districts for a telecommunications facility in rights-of-way owned and/or controlled by the division; and to provide for regulation of these permits, including fees for the permits and procedure for obtaining these permits.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies [SB-117]
[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 2025 Regular Session
Requiring DOH Commissioner to develop formula for allocating road funds among districts [SB-55]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[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 2025 Regular Session
Establishing Adopt-A-Road program [SB-5]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize Adopt-A-Road programs for volunteers to clean up and maintain roads in this state.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting DOH Commissioner to realign spending within State Road Fund [SB-123]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the commissioner of the Division of Highways to realign spending as needed within the State Road Fund to more efficiently operate the division. The bill also cleans up outdated terms.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Allowing municipalities to complete work previously requested to DOH [SB-46]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow municipalities to complete work previously requested to the Division of Highways, with a provision for payment.