West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB4437: To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §17A-3-14b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to Gold Star Family license plates; exempting a gold star parent from registration fees for one Gold Star Family license plate; defining "gold star parent"; and clarifying definition of "gold star spouse". §17A-3-14b. Special registration plates for military personnel. (a) The division may continue to issue special plates for any plate class authorized by enactments of §17A-3-14 of this code prior to the year 2023 for active, retired, or honorably discharged military personnel, or the next of kin of.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §17A-3-14b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to Gold Star Family license plates; exempting a gold star parent from registration fees for one Gold Star Family license plate; defining "gold star parent"; and clarifying definition of "gold star spouse". §17A-3-14b. Special registration plates for military personnel. (a) The division may continue to issue special plates for any plate class authorized by enactments of §17A-3-14 of this code prior to the year 2023 for active, retired, or honorably discharged military personnel, or the next of kin of a member of any branch of the armed services of the United States killed in combat. The division shall charge an initial application fee of $10 for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this section, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's military license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries, or does not renew the license plate. (b) The applicant shall present documentation as determined by the commissioner as evidence of qualification for any plate authorized in this section. (c) The division may issue a special registration plate pursuant to this section to any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant. (d) …