West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5587: To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement
Status: Passed one chamber, March 4, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §17C-12-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to sending the content of video cameras on school buses to law enforcement agencies when a driver illegally passes a school bus. ARTICLE 12. SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED. §17C-12-7. Overtaking and passing school bus; penalties; signs and warning lights upon buses; requirements for sale of buses; mounting of cameras; educational information campaign; limitation on idling. (a) The driver of a vehicle, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receivi.
From the engrossed text, February 27, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-12-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to sending the content of video cameras on school buses to law enforcement agencies when a driver illegally passes a school bus. ARTICLE 12. SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED. §17C-12-7. Overtaking and passing school bus; penalties; signs and warning lights upon buses; requirements for sale of buses; mounting of cameras; educational information campaign; limitation on idling. (a) The driver of a vehicle, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children, shall stop the vehicle before reaching the school bus when there is in operation on the school bus flashing warning signal lights, as referred to in §17C-12-8 of this code, and the driver may not proceed until the school bus resumes motion, or is signaled by the school bus driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated. This section applies wherever the school bus is receiving or discharging children including, but not limited to, any street, highway, parking lot, private road, or driveway: Provided, That the driver of a vehicle upon a controlled access highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway or adjacent to the highway and …