# West Virginia HB 2643: Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments

West Virginia HB 2643, Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marty Gearheart (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2643-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2643
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-02-20, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Marty Gearheart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: §17-16A-31, House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marty Gearheart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pritt
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-20: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-20: To Energy and Public Works then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Enviroment, Infrastructure, and Technology (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2643 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2643 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2643 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2643 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2643-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).