Bill Text: WV SB212 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing rebate for registration fees for hybrid vehicles
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-13 - To Transportation and Infrastructure [SB212 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2023-SB212-Introduced.html
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 212
By Senator Woodrum
[Introduced January 13, 2023; referred
to the Committee on the 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 the rebate of $50 for the registration of hybrid cars.
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, 2023, 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 establish a rebate for the registration fees for hybrid vehicles so that the registration cost is the same as vehicles fueled by petrochemical fuels.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
