# West Virginia SB 467: Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients West Virginia SB 467, Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 203, Acts, Regular Session, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB467-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 467 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 203, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: §17C-13-6 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (163 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger standards for accessible and Purple Heart parking: benefit, medium. The law requires accessible parking to meet ADA rules for width, access aisles, striping, and sign height. Accessible spaces must be close to public buildings, public accommodations, and commercial sites and are reserved for people with mobility impairments and disabled veterans. Public and private… - DMV outreach and rules to implement: benefit, low. The DMV gives applicants a document explaining the rights and penalties for plates and placards and shares the new rules statewide. The DMV also writes rules, through the normal process, to run the program day to day. - Meter and time breaks for disabled drivers: benefit, low. If your car shows a valid plate or placard, you may park without time limits in zones that have no time cap when you are loading or unloading a person with a mobility impairment. You do not have to pay a parking meter in an accessible space if you display a medical parking certification and the met… - Higher fines and stronger parking enforcement: mixed, medium. Parking in accessible or Purple Heart spaces without the right plate or placard is a misdemeanor: $200 for the first offense, $300 for the second, and $500 after that. Parking in access aisles is also banned with the same fines, even if you have a placard. Knowingly using special parking when not l… - Rules to get disability parking plates: mixed, medium. The DMV issues up to two special plates or removable placards per eligible person, and to West Virginia groups that transport people with disabilities for loading and unloading. You must have a West Virginia medical provider certify your mobility impairment and say if it is temporary or permanent.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 384) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 363) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 48) | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 203, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-11: To Governor 3/11/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 384) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-10: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-09: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-09: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-09: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed House (Roll No. 363) (House) - 2026-03-09: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-09: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-06: Amendments pending (House) - 2026-03-05: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-03-04: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2026-03-02: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-09: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-02-09: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-09: To Energy and Public Works (House) - 2026-02-09: To House Energy and Public Works (House) - 2026-02-06: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Passed Senate (Roll No. 48) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-02-04: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-16: To Transportation and Infrastructure (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-16: To Transportation and Infrastructure (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb467 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [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) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB467-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).