HB 3292 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to special stops required for on-track equipment

HB 3292 defines "on-track equipment" to include railroad maintenance vehicles, not just trains, clarifying that drivers must stop at crossings when signals indicate approaching trains or any on-track equipment. It requires drivers to stop 15-50 feet from rails when signals activate, gates lower, or equipment is visible and approaching. The law applies to all such equipment, including maintenance vehicles used for rail inspections or repairs. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $100 or up to 10 days in jail, with potential driver's license points.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 21, 2025
MINOR
This bill adds a new legal definition for 'on-track equipment' to clarify that maintenance vehicles and other rail equipment count as trains when approaching crossings. It also reorganizes the existing stop-at-crossing rules into a cleaner format without changing the actual legal requirements for drivers.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by formally defining 'on-track equipment' to include maintenance vehicles, making the existing stop-at-crossing rules explicitly applicable to these vehicles in addition to trains.
DEFINITION

Added new section §17C-1-71 defining 'on-track equipment' to include maintenance vehicles, motor units, and freight or passenger cars used on railroad tracks.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted existing stop-at-crossing rules from paragraph style to lettered subsections (a), (b), and (c) for better readability without changing legal substance.

Replaced the explanatory note about the bill's purpose with standard legislative formatting, removing editorial comments from the final text.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

960
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
87 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Judiciary
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 147)
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To House Energy and Public Works
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Scot Heckert
RRepublican
WV
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