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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 136
By Senator Deeds
[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17B-3-14, relating to providing reports on mental or physical disabilities, or disorders, to the Division of Motor Vehicles to determine an individual's medical competency to retain their driver's license; and providing that this section shall be known as McKayla, Miranda, and Philip's Law.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3. CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES.
§17B-3-14. Reports on mental or physical disabilities or disorders to Division.
(a)
Short title
. – The provisions of this section shall be known as "McKayla, Miranda, and Philip's Law".
(b) In addition to the provisions of §17B-3-13 otherwise set forth in this article, the following shall be considered by the Division of Motor Vehicles in determining the competency of an individual to retain their driver's license:
(1)
Definition of disorders and disabilities
. – The Division of Motor Vehicles shall consider disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness or other mental or physical disabilities affecting the ability of a person to drive safely for the purpose of the reports required by this section, as provided by health care providers licensed and authorized pursuant to chapter thirty of the code.
(2)
Reports by health care personnel to DMV
. – All physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, physician assistants, certified registered nurse practitioners, and other persons authorized to diagnose or treat disorders and disabilities, licensed and authorized pursuant to chapter thirty of the code, shall report to the Division of Motor Vehicles, in writing, the full name, date of birth, and address of every person over 15 years of age diagnosed as having any specified disorder or disability within 10 days.
(3)
Responsibility of institution heads
. – The person in charge of every mental hospital, institution or clinic, or any alcohol or drug treatment facility, shall be responsible to assure that reports are filed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
(4)
Confidentiality of reports
. – The reports required by this section shall be confidential and shall be used solely for the purpose of determining the qualifications of any person to drive a motor vehicle on the highways of this state.
(5)
Use of report as evidence
. – No report forwarded under the provisions of this section shall be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial except in any proceeding under a determination of incompetency.
(6)
Immunity from civil and criminal liability
. – No civil or criminal action may be brought against any person or agency for providing the information required under this system.
(c) The provisions of this section shall become effective July 1, 2026.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide reports on mental or physical disabilities, or disorders, to the Division of Motor Vehicles to determine an individual's medical competency to retain their driver's license. The bill also provides that this section shall be known as "McKayla, Miranda and Philip's Law".
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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