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.