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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Requiring lending institutions to utilize DMV electronic lien system under certain circumstances [SB-114] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to mandate lending institutions who conduct five or more transactions annually to utilize the Division of Motor Vehicles electronic lien system to perfect or release security interest in a vehicle.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles H. Clements Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades under certain circumstances [SB-45] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to relieve a railroad company of any liability from injury to any person using a crossing during a parade by a school or any municipality, county, or other public entity; the railroad company is notified of the time of the parade, and a train is stopped during the time of the parade.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Taylor Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Prohibiting parking fee for accessible parking space bearing international symbol of access [SB-274] [Disabilities ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public entities, including state, county and municipal buildings and facilities, places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, from installing or maintaining a parking meter in an accessible parking space bearing the international symbol of access.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Stephen Martin Committee Substitute Reported, But First To Finance on 03/18/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Creating Special Road Repair Fund [SB-23] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Funding ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Randy E. Smith Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Providing pay raise for state road employees [SB-157] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a $5,000 raise to state road employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Extending time for renewal and restoration of commercial driver's licenses [SB-267] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit holders of commercial driver's licenses that have been downgraded solely as a result of their medical certification becoming expired or invalid to restore their commercial driver's license upon presentation of a valid current medical certification.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Maynard Approved By Governor 4/25/2025 on 04/25/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Restricting driving in left lane of multi-lane highways in WV [SB-228] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the regulation of driving in the left lane on four-lane interstate highways in West Virginia. The bill provides for the purpose and intent. The bill creates definitions and provides for the prohibition. The bill provides penalties. The bill creates enforcement. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Woelfel Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Exempt non-profits from certain road sign fees [HB-2124] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Nonprofit ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt nonprofit organizations from paying fees for outdoor advertising.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph C. Statler Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to performance metrics for the West Virginia Division of Highways [HB-2154] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the West Virginia Division of Highways to develop performance standards and criteria to measure agency performance in all essential operations and to require the division to employ a management information system that will track the division's past and current progress toward meeting performance standards.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph C. Statler Markup Discussion on 02/19/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts [HB-2108] [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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph C. Statler To House Appropriations on 02/17/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Establishing speed limits in child care zones [HB-2210] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a speed limit in licensed child care zones.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brandon Scott Steele To House Local Governments on 02/13/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this State [HB-2183] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Aerospace ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary G. Howell Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

To exempt school buses from toll fees in West Virginia [HB-2134] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt school buses in current operation from paying tolls on West Virginia roadways.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joshua Allen Holstein Filed For Introduction on 02/12/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Relating to time limits imposed on the Division of Highways to grant a highway entrance permit [HB-2156] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to impose a time limit for the Department of Highways to grant an entrance permit for work on a highway, to describe the time limit for requested changes, and to describe when a permit shall be considered approved.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary G. Howell To Transportation And Infrastructure on 04/01/2025

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing pay raise for state road employees [SB-818] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a $5,000 raise to state road employees.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Maynard Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Increasing number of members for Motor Vehicle Dealers Advisory Board [SB-834] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to add a member to the Motor Vehicle Advisory Board and specifying that one of the members shall be a representative of automobile auctions of primarily salvage vehicles.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert H. Plymale Chapter 187, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Requiring lending institutions to utilize DMV electronic lien system under certain circumstances [SB-838] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to mandate lending institutions who conduct five or more transactions annually to utilize the Division of Motor Vehicles electronic lien system to perfect or release security interest in a vehicle.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles H. Clements Introduced In House on 02/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing for regional distribution and dismantling centers [SB-827] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
The purpose of this bill is to relate generally to salvage yards; provide a definition for regional distribution and dismantling center; and provide for specialized regional distribution and dismantling license.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Glenn Delmas Jeffries Chapter 186, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this State [HB-5652] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Aerospace ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Vernon Criss Filed For Introduction on 02/13/2024

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session

Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades [SB-766] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to relieve a railroad company of any liability from injury to any person using a crossing during a parade by a school or any municipality, county, or other public entity; the railroad company is notified of the time of the parade, and a train is stopped during the time of the parade.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Hunt On 3rd Reading With Right To Amend, Special Calendar on 03/08/2024

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