West Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates 9 R cosponsors

HB 3198 — Relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer

Last action — To Transportation and Infrastructure

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The updated version of House Bill 3198 has been changed from its original introduction to a committee substitute. This means that the bill has been revised and reworked by a committee before it goes to the full legislature for consideration. This matters because committee substitutes often include adjustments and improvements based on expert feedback or public input, which can make the final legislation more effective or better aligned with the needs of the community.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced FISCAL House Bill 3198 NOTE By Delegates Ferrell, Honaker, Worrell, Kelly, Foggin, Clark, Tully, Ward, W.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for House Bill 3198 By Delegates Ferrell, Honaker, Worrell, Kelly, Foggin, Clark, Tully, Ward, W.
Hall, Brooks, and Chiarelli [Introduced February 02, 2023;
Hall, Brooks and Chiarelli [Originating in the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure;
Referred to the Committee on Technology and Infrastructure] Intr HB 2023R3294 A BILL to amend and reenact §17-24A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer, licensed automobile auction, motor vehicle repair facility or towing company;
February 21, 2023] CS for HB 3198 A BILL to amend and reenact §17-24A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer, licensed automobile auction, motor vehicle repair facility or towing company;
(3) Inform the owner and any lienholders of record of their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within ten days after the date notice was received by the owner or lienholders, upon payment of all Intr HB 2023R3294 towing, preservation and storage charges resulting from taking and placing the motor vehicle into custody and possession;
(3) Inform the owner and any lienholders of record of their right to reclaim the motor vehicle within ten days after the date notice was received by the owner or lienholders, upon payment of all 1 CS for HB 3198 towing, preservation and storage charges resulting from taking and placing the motor vehicle into custody and possession;
Intr HB 2023R3294 (d) The person or entity hired by an enforcement agency to take into custody or possession an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle shall, within thirty days after the possession, notify the registered owner of the vehicle and all lienholders of record, if any, as identified by the enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, by registered mail, return receipt requested, that the motor vehicle has been taken into custody and possession.
2 CS for HB 3198 (d) The person or entity hired by an enforcement agency to take into custody or possession an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle shall, within thirty days after the possession, notify the registered owner of the vehicle and all lienholders of record, if any, as identified by the enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, by registered mail, return receipt requested, that the motor vehicle has been taken into custody and possession.
(f) A licensed motor vehicle dealer, as defined in §17A-1-1 of this code, a licensed Intr HB 2023R3294 automobile auction as defined in §17A-6C-1 of this code, or a motor vehicle repair facility or a towing company registered with the Public Service Commission pursuant to §24A-2-2a of this code may file an application with the Division of Motor Vehicles for a certificate of title and registration for an abandoned motor vehicle or junked vehicle.
3 CS for HB 3198 (f) A licensed motor vehicle dealer, as defined in §17A-1-1 of this code, a licensed automobile auction as defined in §17A-6C-1 of this code, or a motor vehicle repair facility or a towing company registered with the Public Service Commission pursuant to §24A-2-2a of this code may file an application with the Division of Motor Vehicles for a certificate of title and registration for an abandoned motor vehicle or junked vehicle.
Intr HB 2023R3294 NOTE:
4 CS for HB 3198 NOTE:
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Action History

  1. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  2. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. Communicated to Senate

  5. Passed House (Roll No. 241)

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. Read 1st time

  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  12. By substitute, do pass

  13. To House Technology and Infrastructure

  14. Introduced in House

  15. To Technology and Infrastructure

  16. Filed for introduction

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

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Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 3198?
HB 3198 is sponsored by Dana Ferrell (Republican), Honaker, Evan Worrell (Republican), Dave Foggin (Republican), Wayne Clark (Republican), Tully, Bryan Ward (Republican), Eric Brooks (Republican), Geno Chiarelli (Republican), Walter Hall (Republican), and Betsy Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 3198?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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