West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5455: Relating to special license plates
Status: Introduced, February 11, 2026
What the bill says
A bill amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding a new section, designated §17A-10-18, relating to special license plates; directing registration fees from all special license plates to the State Road Fund; authorizing voluntary donations at the time of registration or renewal; requiring donation options to correspond with the theme of the license plate; establishing deposit and administration of donated funds; and providing legislative findings and intent. ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC. §17A-10-18. Special license plate fees and voluntary donations; Road Fund; theme.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A BILL amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding a new section, designated §17A-10-18, relating to special license plates; directing registration fees from all special license plates to the State Road Fund; authorizing voluntary donations at the time of registration or renewal; requiring donation options to correspond with the theme of the license plate; establishing deposit and administration of donated funds; and providing legislative findings and intent. ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC. §17A-10-18. Special license plate fees and voluntary donations; Road Fund; themed contributions. (a) Legislative findings and purpose. The Legislature finds that the State Road Fund is critical to the maintenance, repair, and improvement of West Virginia's transportation infrastructure and should be the primary beneficiary of registration fees associated with motor vehicle licensing. The Legislature further finds that citizens should be afforded a voluntary and transparent opportunity to support causes associated with special license plates without diverting mandatory registration fees. The purpose of this section is to ensure that all required special license plate registration fees are deposited into the State Road Fund while authorizing optional, donor-directed contributions aligned with the theme of each plate. (b) Deposit of registration fees. Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, all registration and renewal fees collected for special license plates issued under this article shall be …