West VirginiaWest Virginia authorizes rules on vehicle equipment and insurance
The law lets West Virginia’s Division of Motor Vehicles issue three specified rules covering vehicle equipment, required liability insurance, and special purpose vehicles.
What it does
The Division of Motor Vehicles can issue rules on vehicle equipment, required liability insurance, and special purpose vehicles. The insurance approval covers a version revised after legislative review.
Argument forThese approvals could give the Division of Motor Vehicles clear authority to issue rules for vehicle equipment, insurance, and special purpose vehicles.
Argument againstDrivers may need to consult separate rules to understand their obligations because the law approves named rules without stating their requirements.
More detail
The law authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue three specified rules. The rules cover vehicle equipment, required vehicle liability insurance, and special purpose vehicles. The equipment authorization covers the rule filed July 24, 2025. The special purpose vehicle authorization covers the rule filed June 23, 2025. The insurance authorization covers the version revised to address the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee’s objections and refiled September 22, 2025. The law’s authorization takes effect from passage on February 20, 2026. It does not state when the separate rules take effect.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 25Chapter 216, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 2Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 2/27/2026 - Senate JournalMajor
- Feb 27Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 2/27/2026Became Law
- Feb 23To Governor 2/23/2026To Governor
- Feb 21House Message received
- Feb 20Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Communicated to Senate
- Feb 20Effective from passage (Roll No. 140)
- Feb 20Passed House (Roll No. 139)Passed House
- Feb 20Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 20On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 19Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 19On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 18Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 18On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 17Do pass
- Jan 29To House Government OrganizationMinor
- Jan 29To Government OrganizationMinor
- Jan 29Introduced in HouseMinor
- Jan 29House received Senate message
- Jan 28Ordered to House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Effective from passage (Roll No. 14)
- Jan 28Passed Senate (Roll No. 13)Passed Senate
- Jan 28Read 3rd timeMinor
- Jan 28On 3rd reading
- Jan 27Read 2nd timeMinor
- Jan 26On 2nd reading
- Jan 23Read 1st timeMinor
- Jan 23On 1st reading
- Jan 22Committee substitute reported
- Jan 15To JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 15Introduced in SenateMinor
- Jan 15To JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 15Filed for introductionIntroduced
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