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HB4838 • 2026

To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Ridenour
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
H To House Finance 01/27/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 H

    To House Finance

  2. 2026-01-27 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-27 H

    To Finance

  4. 2026-01-27 H

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION

FISCAL NOTE

Introduced
House Bill 4838
By Delegate Ridenour
[Introduced January 27, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17A-10-3c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC.

§17A-10-3c. Additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.

(a) The annual registration fee for a vehicle fueled with hydrogen or natural gas is $
200

$400
.
(b) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels is
$100

$200
.
(c) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating exclusively on electricity is
$200

$400.
(d) The fees imposed by this section are in addition to any other fee set forth in this article.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
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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