Roads And Transportation
West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Establishing speed limits in child care zones [HB-4895]
[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.
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To supersede all ordinances that restrict atv’s on paved roads [HB-4853]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to remove the authority of the governing body of a municipal or county commission to prohibit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on streets in municipalities or county roads.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries. [HB-4861]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To regulate outdoor advertisements, specifically gentleman’s clubs [HB-4785]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to restrict certain advertising by adult venues on public billboards.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments [HB-4772]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Eliminating the authority of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to issue further parkway revenue, parkway revenue refunding, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2024 [HB-4775]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the authority of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to issue further parkway revenue, parkway revenue refunding, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2024. The bill also provides that subsequent to that date, no new bonds may be issued.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Require Division of Highways to place signage up 30 days prior to road closure [HB-4766]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require signage for road closures 30 days prior to the closure if the closure will last longer than 30 days and the detour is longer than one mile.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority [HB-4737]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased [HB-4744]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
The purpose of this bill is to require certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Requiring legislative approval of additional parkways bonds and removing tolls once bonds paid [HB-4738]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts [HB-4730]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Relating to the consumers sales and service tax and returning the refundable exemption for sales of construction and maintenance materials acquired by a second party for use in Division of Highways projects [HB-4705]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to return to the Division of Highways the sales tax collected from contractors for materials used in Highways construction and maintenance projects. If the contractors' sales tax is going to the general revenue, DOH is paying sales tax to the state. No other agency of state government pays state sales tax.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Exempting law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls [HB-4694]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Restricting driving in left lane of multi-lane highways in WV [SB-441]
[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.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
WV Public Waterway Access Act [SB-425]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to create of the West Virginia Public Waterway Act providing public access bridge crossings; fencing; and requiring implementation by the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Requiring Commissioner of DOH to develop formula for allocating road funds among districts [SB-419]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts [HB-4672]
[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 2024 Regular Session
WV Recreational Trails Development Act [SB-426]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to enact the West Virginia Recreational Trails Development Act, provide definitions, require the Department of Transportation to prioritize design and construction of recreational trails in the state, assign duties to the Department for development and maintenance and funding, establish reporting requirements, and set an effective date.
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies [SB-377]
[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 2024 Regular Session
Exempting county school buses from paying the toll fees [HB-4639]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt school buses from having to pay toll fees.