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HB4825 • 2026

Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.

Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.

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This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pritt
Last action
2026-01-26
Official status
H To House Energy and Public Works 01/26/26
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-26 H

    To House Energy and Public Works

  2. 2026-01-26 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-26 H

    To Energy and Public Works

  4. 2026-01-26 H

    Filed for introduction

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Authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session

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Introduced
House Bill 4825
By Delegate Pritt
[Introduced January 26, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §8-12-28, relating to authorizing municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 12. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS, DUTIES AND ALLIED RELATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES, GOVERNING BODIES AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SUITS AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES.

§8-12-28. Authorizing municipalities to place signage.

Municipalities in this state are authorized to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries. Such signs may include, but are not limited to, speed warning signs or radar-based signs that inform the driver of their speed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize municipalities to place signage on state roads within their municipal jurisdiction and boundaries.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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