Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
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There are 65 bill(s) regarding Motor Vehicles
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 58 | Adding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment program | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 136 | Providing reports to DMV on mental and physical disabilities for driver's license | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 249 | Repealing vehicle inspection sticker requirements in WV | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| SB 410 | Changing location of vehicle registration sticker from license plate to inside back window of vehicle | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| SB 422 | Creating mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| SB 432 | Issuing identification documents to homeless youth residing in WV shelters | Pending | Senate Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| SB 482 | Creating WV Driver Safety Modernization Act | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| SB 497 | Relating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration fees | Pending | Senate Military | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| SB 499 | Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| SB 558 | Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators | Vetoed | Vetoed | ||
| SB 575 | Relating to refusal review hearings | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| SB 736 | Requiring DMV to provide identification card for eligible released inmates | Pending | Senate Workforce | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| SB 752 | Transferring authority for racing events from county commissions to DOT | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/23/26 |
| SB 777 | Creating Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act | Pending | Senate Natural Resources | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| SB 911 | Creating First-Time Drive to Work Pilot Program | Pending | Senate Workforce | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| SB 1023 | Creating "responsible recreation” special license plate | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 02/20/26 |
| SB 1025 | Allowing CDL license renewal without medical retest under certain circumstances | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/20/26 |
| HB 4036 | Relating to stricter enforcement for parking in a handicapped designated spot | Pending | Senate Transportation and Infrastructure | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4053 | To establish the blue envelope program. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026) | ||
| HB 4069 | To remove the helmet law in West Virginia. | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4099 | To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4127 | Repealing section of code authorizing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4141 | Award military veterans with a “Veterans” license plate | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4161 | Providing authority for West Virginia law enforcement agencies to fine individual vehicle owners who fail to register their vehicle that have been parked at their residence for more than sixty days | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4175 | To repeal the requirement for automobile inspection. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4180 | Provide volunteer firemen free license plates and vehicle registration | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4349 | Provide volunteer firemen free license plates and vehicle registration | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4437 | To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4441 | To require anyone operating a vehicle that requires a CDL in WV to be able to read and speak the English language. | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4489 | Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4502 | Create license plate for autism awareness | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4518 | Require DMV and Parkways Auhority to coordinate records for plate transfers | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 4527 | Allow DMV to accept auto-renewals for vehicle registration | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4540 | To require municipalities issuing tickets to charge the entire fee for tickets | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4558 | Create mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 4577 | Relating to driver’s licenses | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4639 | Repeal code relating to inspection of vehicles | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4668 | To make any accident involving a driver that is driving on a revoked/suspended license or is driving while unlicensed is automatically at fault for the accident | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4694 | To require that when a person’s driver’s license expires, the bar code on the back of the license expires as well. | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4718 | Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4719 | To eliminate the process of vehicle inspection in West Virginia | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4728 | To require motorists traveling 10 mph or more below the speed limit to activate hazard lights. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4755 | Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4756 | To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 06/29/26 |
| HB 4778 | Relating to Drivers License Address Requirements | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4805 | Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/26/26 |
| HB 4838 | To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles. | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4874 | Combining rolls of the Assessor’s Office and Division of Motor Vehicles | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 4881 | Relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 4882 | Repealing vehicle inspection sticker requirements in WV | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4972 | To expressly prohibit motorcycle lane splitting and lane filtering in West Virginia while preserving a motorcycle’s full use of a lane | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4976 | To add definitions for special plates of Class G Vehicles | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 5024 | Relating to the Waiving of Certain DMV Fees for Volunteer Firefighters | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5139 | Authorizing municipal fire departments specialized license plates | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5323 | Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| HB 5376 | Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5388 | Creating the official motorist services logo signing program | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5423 | To ensure that illegal aliens do not vote or operate a motor vehicle in the state. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5455 | Relating to special license plates | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 5487 | Relating to optional limits of uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle coverage | Pending | House Banking and Insurance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5505 | Relating to minimum limits for motor vehicle insurance coverage | Pending | House Banking and Insurance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5514 | To eliminate Real ID | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5534 | To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5535 | Relating to tow truck lighting | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5551 | Protecting State Licensing and ID Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |