WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4563

By Delegates Brooks, Pritt, Martin, Green, and Jordan

[Introduced January 20, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-16A-29A, relating to requiring EZ-Passes to be assigned to individual drivers and not automobiles.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 16a. west virginia parkways authority.

§17-16A-29A. West Virginia EZ Pass transponders must be assigned to individual drivers.

EZ Passes shall be issued to individual licensed drivers to use in any vehicle they operate and no information about the automobiles they licensed driver owns shall be attached to records regarding an EZ Pass.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require EZ-Passes to be assigned to individual drivers and not automobiles.

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