WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

ENGROSSED

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 4563

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

[Originating in the Committee on Energy and Public Works; Reported on February 23, 2026]

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 transferrable among vehicles owned by the same licensee.

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.

(a) EZ Passes issued to individual licensed drivers may be transferred among up to 5 vehicles of the same West Virginia Parkways Authority (WVPEDTA) vehicle class owned by that same licensee.

(b) To participate in such transferal, all such vehicles must be enrolled with the EZ Pass program.