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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to allowing license plates to be obtained from alternative sources when the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is unable to produce them"
+description: "Relating to allowing license plates to be obtained from alternative sources when the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is unable to produce them"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
+legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 5549"
+citation: "West Virginia HB 5549 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Linville"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-02-09"
+last_action: "2024-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9918863-9ce8-4887-aa3f-fdfde3d56879"
+source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5549&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
+source_hash: "ebb404908dd8c336bf0bd2ecd1248b723de5b2c7afb312f11a6e075dd00b43c9"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
+---
+
+# West Virginia HB 5549 (2024) — Relating to allowing license plates to be obtained from alternative sources when the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is unable to produce them
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5549%20eng.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5549)
+2. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5549%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5549)
+3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5549%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5549)
+4. **Second Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5549%20eng2.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5549)
+5. **hb5549 hfa brooks 2-19 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5549%20hfa%20brooks%202-19%20_1%20adopted.htm)
+6. **hb5549 hfa linville 2-16 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5549%20hfa%20linville%202-16%20_1%20adopted.htm)
+7. **hb5549 hfat linville 2-16 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5549%20hfat%20linville%202-16%20adopted.htm)
+8. **hb5549 sfa clements _1 2-21 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5549%20sfa%20clements%20_1%202-21%20adopted.htm)
+9. **hb5549 sfat clements _1 2-21 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5549%20sfat%20clements%20_1%202-21%20adopted.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- COMMIT TO FINANCE — **28–70** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **86–11** (pass) · lower
+- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **68–29** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Linville — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2024-02-09** To Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
+- **2024-02-09** To House Technology and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-14** Do pass
+- **2024-02-15** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
+- **2024-02-15** Read 1st time `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-16** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
+- **2024-02-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-16** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2024-02-19** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
+- **2024-02-19** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/20/2024
+- **2024-02-20** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
+- **2024-02-20** Amendment reported by the Clerk
+- **2024-02-20** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2024-02-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-20** Motion to recommit to Finance rejected (Roll No. 239)
+- **2024-02-20** Passed House (Roll No. 240) `passage`
+- **2024-02-20** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2024-02-20** Communicated to Senate
+- **2024-02-21** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
+- **2024-02-21** Committee reference dispensed
+- **2024-02-22** On 1st reading
+- **2024-02-22** Read 1st time `reading-1`
+- **2024-02-23** On 2nd reading
+- **2024-02-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-23** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
+- **2024-02-24** On 3rd reading
+- **2024-02-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-24** Passed Senate (Roll No. 250) `passage`
+- **2024-02-24** Title amendment adopted
+- **2024-02-24** Senate requests House to concur
+- **2024-03-04** House received Senate message
+- **2024-03-04** Immediate consideration
+- **2024-03-04** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 441)
+- **2024-03-04** Communicated to Senate
+- **2024-03-04** Completed legislative action
+- **2024-03-05** House Message received
+- **2024-03-13** To Governor 3/13/2024 `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/13/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/13/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-26** Approved by Governor 3/26/24 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-22** Chapter 61, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9918863-9ce8-4887-aa3f-fdfde3d56879`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
+