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West VirginiaHB 44372026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.

Sponsored By: Charles Sheedy (Republican)

Signed by Governor

§17A-3-14B

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Free Gold Star plate for parents and spouses

Gold Star spouses and Gold Star parents do not pay registration fees for one Gold Star Family license plate. You must qualify for the Gold Star lapel button under 10 U.S.C. § 1126. The free plate is for personal use only. Other DMV charges, like the one-time $10 plate application fee, may still apply.

More military plate options, $10 fee

The DMV continues to issue special military plates that existed before 2023 to eligible service members and next of kin of those killed in combat. You must show proof the DMV Commissioner accepts. You can get the same plate for any number of vehicles you own. A surviving spouse may keep using the plate until death, remarriage, or nonrenewal. You pay a one-time $10 application fee for each special plate, in addition to regular registration charges. For any new plate honoring a congressionally chartered group, the group must guarantee at least 100 applicants.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Charles Sheedy

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Stanley Adkins

    Republican • House

  • David Cannon

    Republican • House

  • Marshall W. Clay

    Republican • House

  • Roy Cooper

    Republican • House

  • David Green

    Republican • House

  • D. Rolland Jennings

    Republican • House

  • David McCormick

    Republican • House

  • Adam Vance

    Republican • House

  • Gregory A. Watt

    Republican • House

  • Jimmy Willis

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 227 • No: 0

House vote • 3/14/2026

House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 632)

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Passed Senate (Roll No. 398)

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 1/29/2026

Passed House (Roll No. 30)

Yes: 96 • No: 0

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