WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5186

By Delegates Crouse, Petitto, Lucas, Hornby, Adkins, Maynor, and Dean

[Introduced January 25, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-12-15, relating to protecting gasoline-powered, state vehicles from government bans.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 12. Fleet Management Division.

§5A-12-15. Protecting gas-powered vehicles from government bans.

The government shall not create any law banning gasoline-powered, state vehicles nor shall it create any requirement that state vehicles be powered by any non-gasoline means.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to protect gasoline-powered, state vehicles from government bans.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.