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HB5137 • 2026

Exempting county school buses from paying the toll fees

Exempting county school buses from paying the toll fees

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Sponsor
Young
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
H To House Education 02/03/26
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 H

    To House Education

  2. 2026-02-03 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-02-03 H

    To Education then Finance

  4. 2026-02-03 H

    Filed for introduction

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Exempting county school buses from paying the toll fees

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 5137
By Delegate Young
Introduced February 03, 2026; referred to the Committee on Education then Finance

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-16A-31, relating to exempting school buses from paying toll fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 16A. WEST VIRGINIA PARKWAYS AUTHORITY.

§17-16A-31. County school buses exempt from payment of tolls.

County school buses shall be exempt from the payment of toll road fees in the course of their regular use within a school system. Regular use is defined as transporting students to and from a school, transporting students to school-related events, such as field trips, after school events, and sporting events, and when the driver drives the bus for maintenance.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt school buses from having to pay toll fees.
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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