West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2400 — Authorizing the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules

Last action — Chapter 178, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2021. Enacted.

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Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 45 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to House Bill 2400 involved changing its title to better reflect its purpose and focus. The bill now allows specific agencies within the Department of Transportation to create and modify rules regarding traffic safety, driver licensing, and vehicle insurance, among other topics. This matters because it clarifies the authority of these agencies and aims to improve the regulatory framework surrounding transportation in West Virginia, which can enhance safety and efficiency on the roads.

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HB2400 S JUD AM #1 Graham  4841   The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
HB2400 S JUD AMT #1 3-18 Graham  4841   The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8.
Eng.
Authorization for Department of transportation to promulgate legislative rules.
Com.
§64-8-1.
Sub.
Division of Highways.
for House Bill 2400—A Bill to amend and reenact §64-8-1 et seq.
The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 28, 2020, authorized under the authority of §17-2A-8 of this code, relating to the Division of Highways (traffic and safety rules, 157 CSR 05), is authorized.
of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules;
§64-8-2.
authorizing the rules as filed and as modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature;
Division of Motor Vehicles.
authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to traffic and safety rules;
(a)  The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 11, 2020, authorized under the authority of §17B-2-15 of this code, modified by the Division of Motor Vehicles to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 29, 2020, relating to the Division of Motor Vehicles (examination and issuance of driver’s license, 91 CSR 04), is authorized with the following amendment:
relating to authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to examination and issuance of driver's license;
On page 4, after subdivision 3.11.e., by adding a new subdivision 3.11.f.
relating to authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to denial, suspension, revocation, disqualification, restriction, non-renewal, cancellation, administrative appeals and reinstatement of driving privileges;
to read as follows:
relating to authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance, and relating to authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special purpose vehicles.
3.11.f.
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In the Commissioner’s discretion, the Division may accept a social security number provided by any applicant for a driver’s license or identification card without a document presented as proof of social security number when the United States Social Security Administration verifies the social security number electronically, except for license types where a social security card or document submission is mandated by federal law or regulation.
(b)  The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 19, 2020, authorized under the authority of §17A-2-9 of this code, relating to the Division of Motor Vehicles (denial, suspension, revocation, disqualification, restriction, non-renewal, cancellation, administrative appeals and reinstatement of driving privileges, CSR 05), is authorized.
(c)   The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 28, 2020, authorized under the authority of §17A-2-9 of this code, modified by the Division of Motor Vehicles to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 29, 2020, relating to the Division of Motor Vehicles (compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance, 91 CSR 13), is authorized.
(d)  The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 7, 2020, authorized under the authority of §17A-13-1(m) of this code, modified by the Division of Motor Vehicles to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 17, 2020, relating to the Division of Motor Vehicles (special purpose vehicles, 91 CSR 25), is authorized.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 178, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

  2. Approved by Governor 4/15/21

  3. Approved by Governor 4/15/21 - House Journal

  4. Approved by Governor 4/15/21 - Senate Journal

  5. To Governor 4/7/21

  6. To Governor 4/7/21 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 4/7/21 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Effective from passage (Roll No. 392)

  12. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 391)

  13. House received Senate message

  14. Senate requests House to concur

  15. Effective from passage (Roll No. 199)

  16. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 199)

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. On 3rd reading

  19. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. On 2nd reading

  22. Read 1st time

  23. On 1st reading

  24. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  25. To Judiciary

  26. To Judiciary

  27. Introduced in Senate

  28. Communicated to Senate

  29. Effective from passage (Roll No. 176)

  30. Passed House (Roll No. 175)

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Read 2nd time

  34. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  35. Read 1st time

  36. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  37. By substitute, do pass

  38. To House Judiciary

  39. Introduced in House

  40. To Judiciary

  41. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Foster · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Foster

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Failed 0 Yea · 0 Nay

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Subjects

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