# West Virginia HB 4437: To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.

West Virginia HB 4437, To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charles Sheedy (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-29 (Chapter 236, Acts, Regular Session, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 4437
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-06-29, Chapter 236, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §17A-3-14B
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (227 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free Gold Star plate for parents and spouses: benefit, low. 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 app…
- More military plate options, $10 fee: mixed, low. 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 p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stanley Adkins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marshall W. Clay (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roy Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: D. Rolland Jennings (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David McCormick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Vance (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory A. Watt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 632) | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 398) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 30) | pass | 96 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed)
- HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed)
- HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law)
- HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime (signed)
- HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (signed)
- HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb4437 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs)
- [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs)
- [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs)
- [HB 4138: Relating to persons convicted of a crime](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4138-2026rs)
- [HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4106-2026rs)
- [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4437-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).