---
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).