republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2026/hb-4976.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	To add definitions for special plates of Class G Vehicles	To add definitions for special plates of Class G Vehicles	us/states/wv	West Virginia Legislature	2026	HB 4976	West Virginia HB 4976 (2026)	bill	Motor Vehicles	enacted	Linville	3	34	2	2026-01-29	2026-06-29	openstates	ocd-bill/dcd802d8-92b0-4789-9e05-e41ebd7a3a67	https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4976&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill	45d9dd2bf0dca3d3b5cbdf0f0758a4fea40770db299ee9ed069197bf2f5e0755	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wv

West Virginia HB 4976 (2026) — To add definitions for special plates of Class G Vehicles

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed Version (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled Version (committee substitute) — source
3. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSAGE — 94–1 (pass) · lower
• Passage — 34–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Linville — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-29 Filed for introduction filing
• 2026-01-29 To Energy and Public Works
• 2026-01-29 Introduced in House introduction
• 2026-01-29 To House Energy and Public Works referral-committee
• 2026-02-04 Markup Discussion
• 2026-02-12 Do pass
• 2026-02-13 On 1st reading, Special Calendar
• 2026-02-13 Read 1st time reading-1
• 2026-02-16 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
• 2026-02-16 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2026-02-17 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
• 2026-02-17 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2026-02-17 Passed House (Roll No. 107) passage
• 2026-02-17 Communicated to Senate
• 2026-02-18 Introduced in Senate introduction
• 2026-02-18 To Transportation and Infrastructure
• 2026-02-18 To Transportation and Infrastructure
• 2026-03-05 Reported do pass committee-passage
• 2026-03-06 On 1st reading
• 2026-03-06 Read 1st time reading-1
• 2026-03-09 On 2nd reading
• 2026-03-09 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2026-03-10 On 3rd reading
• 2026-03-10 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2026-03-10 Passed Senate (Roll No. 407) passage
• 2026-03-10 Communicated to House
• 2026-03-10 Completed legislative action
• 2026-03-10 House received Senate message
• 2026-03-11 To Governor 3/11/2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-03-11 To Governor 3/11/2026 - Senate Journal executive-receipt
• 2026-03-14 Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal executive-signature
• 2026-03-14 Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 executive-signature
• 2026-03-14 Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal executive-signature
• 2026-06-29 Chapter 239, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dcd802d8-92b0-4789-9e05-e41ebd7a3a67. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).