# West Virginia HB 2882: Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine

West Virginia HB 2882, Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charles Sheedy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-24 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2882-2025rs
- 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 2882
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-02-24, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §8-10-2B, §17B-3-3A, House Judiciary
- 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: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Flanigan
- Cosponsor: Carl "Bill" Roop (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-24: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-24: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-24: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2882 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2882 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/hb2882 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2882 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-HB2882-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).