West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Died 10 R cosponsors

HB 4421 — Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
  4. Died in session

This bill died with 2026 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

This bill allows the West Virginia Turnpike tolls to stop after bonds are paid off.

House Bill 4421 provides guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease toll collection on the West Virginia Turnpike once all bond payments are complete. It requires tolls to be discontinued within 90 days after the final bond payment.

What this means for you
  • Drivers: This means you will not have to pay tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike once the bonds are paid off.

Summary

Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 4421 has made two main changes: it has added the word "ENGROSSED" at the beginning and removed some introductory information related to a previous bill number. The important part of this bill remains the same—it aims to end tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike once all bond payments are paid off. This matters because it could ease travel costs for drivers using that route in the future.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4421 By Delegates Gearheart, Ellington, Hall, Brooks, Pritt, Stephens, Butler, Moore, Jeffries, and Criss [Introduced January 16, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 4421 By Delegates Gearheart, Ellington, Hall, Brooks, Pritt, Stephens, Butler, Moore, Jeffries, and Criss [Introduced January 16, 2026;
referred to the Committee on Finance] Intr.
referred to the Committee on Finance] Eng HB 4421 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-16A-31, relating to providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments.
HB 2026R1142 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-16A-31, relating to providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments.
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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Action History

  1. Reported do pass, but first to Finance

  2. To Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance

  5. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  6. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Passed House (Roll No. 256)

  9. Communicated to Senate

  10. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  13. Read 1st time

  14. Do pass

  15. To House Finance

  16. To House Revenue

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. To Finance

  19. Introduced in House

  20. To House Finance

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (142)

142 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

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transportation
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4421 do?
Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments
Who sponsors HB 4421?
HB 4421 is sponsored by Marty Gearheart (Republican), Joe Ellington (Republican), Walter Hall (Republican), Eric Brooks (Republican), Vacant1 (Republican), Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), Jim Butler (Republican), Erica Moore (Republican), Dean Jeffries (Republican), and Vernon Criss (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4421?
This bill died with 2026 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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