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HB5191 • 2026
To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways.
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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To House Finance
With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
Markup Discussion
To House Energy and Public Works
Introduced in House
To Energy and Public Works
Filed for introduction
To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways.
HB 5191 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 5191 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted FISCAL NOTE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 5191 By Delegates Canterbury, Cooper, Campbell, and Pritt [Introduced February 04, 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 §17-4-56, relating to requiring the Commissioner of Highways to include rumble strips on double-yellow lined roads and highways. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 4. STATE ROAD SYSTEM. §17-4-56. Rumble strips required on double-yellow lined roads. (a) The commissioner shall require the placement of rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways. (b) Not later than July 1, 2026, the commissioner shall develop a plan by which rumble strips shall be placed on all double-yellow lined roads and highways. Implementation of such plan shall commence not later than September 1, 2026, and shall be completed not later than June 30, 2036. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require rumble strips on double-yellow lined roads. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: