West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates 4 R cosponsors

HB 4885 — Relating to blocking roadways

Last action — Referred to Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 18, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House of Delegates

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 4885 introduce a new offense called "unlawful traffic interference," which specifically prohibits individuals from intentionally or recklessly blocking traffic on roadways. The revised bill now includes specific exceptions for people directing traffic in emergency situations, those with proper permits, and law enforcement personnel. This matters because it clarifies legal boundaries and protects both public safety and the rights of individuals acting under official capacities during emergencies, making the law more precise and practical.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4885 By Delegates Summers, Mallow, Phillips, Tully, Horst, and Cooper [Introduced January 18, 2024;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for House Bill 4885 By Delegates Summers, Mallow, Phillips, Tully, Horst, and Cooper [Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary] Intr HB 2024R2914 A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-10-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting a person from standing, laying, kneeling, or sitting in the roadway for the purpose of blocking traffic.
Reported on February 2, 2024] CS for HB 4885 A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-10-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting unlawful traffic interference;
creating the offense of unlawful traffic interference;
creating criminal penalties;
and providing exceptions.
blocking roadway prohibited.
unlawful traffic interference.
(d) No person shall sit, stand, kneel, or lay in the roadway for the purpose of blocking the flow of traffic.
(d)(1) No person may intentionally or recklessly impede vehicular traffic by walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, lying, or placing an object in such a manner as to block passage of a vehicle on a roadway.
(2) The prohibitions in this subsection shall not apply to:
(A) A person who, by permit or otherwise, has permission to operate in the roadway from an appropriate governmental authority, including a law-enforcement officer;
(B) A person who operates in the roadway to direct traffic away from a hazardous road condition, an obstacle, or the scene of an accident;
or (C) A law-enforcement officer or emergency medical services personnel acting in their official capacity.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

  2. Read 1st time

  3. Immediate consideration

  4. Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary

  5. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  6. To Transportation and Infrastructure then Judiciary

  7. Introduced in Senate

  8. Communicated to Senate

  9. Passed House (Roll No. 125)

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. Read 2nd time

  13. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  14. Read 1st time

  15. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  16. By substitute, do pass

  17. To House Judiciary

  18. Introduced in House

  19. To Judiciary

  20. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Summers

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59007
Unaffiliated 25001
Democrat 8000
Total 92008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Fast — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Ross — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Foster — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kump — Yea
Steele — Yea
Linville — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Martin — Yea
Tully — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Warner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Devault — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Householder — Yea
Nestor — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Not Voting
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Not Voting
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Not Voting
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Not Voting
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Not Voting
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Not Voting
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Not Voting
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4885?
HB 4885 is sponsored by Roy Cooper (Republican), Chuck Horst (Republican), Tully, Phil Mallow (Republican), Summers, and Chris Phillips (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4885?
This bill has passed the House of Delegates. Introduced January 18, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
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