West Virginia House Bill 2990 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-27 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to remove the option for motorists to provide owner’s handwritten statements of insurance. The bill eliminates the requirement that companies provide Division of Motor Vehicles with notices of cancellation of insurance policies. The bill permits electronic acknowledgment of insurance at the time of registration. The bill clarifies that vehicle security requirements do not apply to commercial motor vehicles that are insured under commercial auto insurance. The bill removes the requirement that insurance companies must provide notices of cancellation to the Division of Motor Vehicles. The bill removes annual reporting requirement by the Division of Motor Vehicles on the number cancellation notices and suspensions. The bill clarifies the penalties for first and subsequent violations of operating a motor vehicle without required insurance or security. The bill replaces the driver’s license suspension penalty of a person who knowingly operates a vehicle without the required security with a provision stating that a person who is not the vehicle owner and who is convicted of operating a motor vehicle that does not have the required security shall have the conviction placed on the driver's license record. The bill prohibits the Division of Motor Vehicles from suspending or revoking the license a vehicle owner if the citation is received by the agency more than one year from the date of the offense.

Relating to insurance or other security required for registration or operation of a motor vehicle

Del. Margaret Staggers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-27	House	To House Judiciary
2013-03-27	House	Do pass, but first to Judiciary
2013-03-20	House	To House Roads and Transportation
2013-03-20	House	Introduced in House
2013-03-20	House	To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
2013-03-20	House	Filed for introduction

SB578 (Similar To) 2013-03-27 - On 2nd reading to Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17A	3	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
17D	2A	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2990&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2990%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=2990