2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles.
PDF: hb4838 intr.pdf
DOCX: HB4838 INTR.docx
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
FISCAL NOTE
Introduced
House Bill 4838
By Delegate Ridenour
[Introduced January 27, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §17A-10-3c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC.
§17A-10-3c. Additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
(a) The annual registration fee for a vehicle fueled with hydrogen or natural gas is $200 $400.
(b) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels is $100 $200.
(c) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating exclusively on electricity is $200 $400.
(d) The fees imposed by this section are in addition to any other fee set forth in this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.