SB 794 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizing DOH to erect warning signs

SB 794 authorizes the West Virginia Division of Highways to erect warning signs on specific roads with poor maintenance, indicating that only vehicles with high ground clearance (like 4x4s) may safely travel those routes. The bill amends existing highway authority by adding a provision allowing the commissioner to implement this signage to address safety concerns on undermaintained roads. This directly affects drivers using those designated roads, particularly those operating standard vehicles that may not be suitable for the road conditions. The change is procedural, focusing solely on signage authorization without altering road maintenance standards or creating new infrastructure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Enrolled Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Apr 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enacted into law, changing its status from a committee substitute to an enrolled version. The primary substantive change involves a minor formatting adjustment to a clause regarding emergency actions, adding a trailing space for consistency. Additionally, the bill's effective date is now set for 90 days after passage (July 10, 2025), and official certification signatures were added.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope, applicability, or substantive legal requirements; the changes are procedural and formatting-related.
TECHNICAL

A trailing space was added to the end of subsection (39) regarding emergency actions to ensure formatting consistency.

TIMELINE

The bill specifies an effective date of 90 days from passage (July 10, 2025) and includes certification signatures for the Senate and House Clerks.

The report date was updated from March 24, 2025, to reflect the passage date of April 11, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 11, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Apr 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 518)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
To House Energy and Public Works
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 286)
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
To Finance
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Mark Maynard
Mark Maynard
RRepublican
WV
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