2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 368

By Senator Woodrum

[Introduced January 12, 2024; referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and then 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 providing a rebate for the registration of hybrid 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.

(b) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels is $100. Beginning July 1, 2024, the $100 registration paid for vehicles operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels shall be refunded each year.

(c) The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating exclusively on electricity is $200.

(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 provide a rebate of $100 for owners of hybrid 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.