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.