West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 690 — Permitting street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways

Last action — Chapter 217, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 690 changes its title and clarifies its purpose related to street-legal special purpose vehicles. The new version specifies that these vehicles can be operated on highways and outlines the requirements for registration, licensing, and equipment. It also distinguishes low-speed vehicles from special purpose vehicles and allows them to cross certain state routes under specific conditions. This is important because it sets clear guidelines for vehicle operation on public roads, helping to ensure safety and compliance for drivers.

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SB690 HFA Pushkin & Howell 3-05             Delegates Pushkin and Howell move to amend the H GO AM 2-29 to Com Sub for S.B.
SB690 HFAT Howell 3-6 Hubbard 3192   Delegate Howell moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
690 on page three, section one, line 56, following the period, by inserting the following:
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“(I) Low speed vehicles as defined in §17A-1-1 of the code are not considered special purpose vehicles or street-legal special purpose vehicles under this section.
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However, low speed vehicles may cross state routes at traffic lights when the state route does not have a posted speed limit greater than 40 miles per hour.” And, On page three, section one, line 57, relabeling existing subsection “(I)” as subsection “(m)”.
690 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17A-13-1, relating to the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles;
permitting the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles on highways;
providing for registration of street-legal special purpose vehicles;
establishing licensing and equipment requirements for street-legal special purpose vehicles;
defining terms;
requiring rulemaking;
clarifying that low speed vehicles are not special purpose vehicles or street-legal special purpose vehicles;
and allowing low speed vehicles to cross state routes at traffic lights when the state route does not have a posted speed limit greater than 40 miles per hour.”       Adopted Rejected  
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Action History

  1. Chapter 217, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/18/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/18/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/18/20 - Senate Journal

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to House

  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 614)

  11. House Message received

  12. Communicated to Senate

  13. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  14. Passed House (Roll No. 662)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Amendment to committee amendment adopted (voice)

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  21. Read 1st time

  22. From Housel Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar

  23. From Special Calendar, 1st reading, placed on House Calendar

  24. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  25. With amendment, do pass

  26. To House Government Organization

  27. To Government Organization

  28. Introduced in House

  29. Ordered to House

  30. Passed Senate (Roll No. 307)

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. On 3rd reading

  33. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  34. Read 2nd time

  35. On 2nd reading

  36. Read 1st time

  37. Immediate consideration

  38. 2nd reference dispensed

  39. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  40. To Government Organization

  41. Introduced in Senate

  42. To Government Organization then Finance

  43. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Maynard · Primary
  • Cline · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Maynard

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Cline

Not signed on (150)

150 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25000
Unaffiliated 69001
Democrat 5000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Kessinger — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Evans — Yea
Linville — Yea
Shott — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Little — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Higginbotham — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

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SB 690 is sponsored by Maynard and Cline.
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