SB 358 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules

SB 358 authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create and implement its own administrative regulations. This procedural bill gives the DOT the legal authority to develop specific rules governing transportation matters, such as infrastructure standards or safety protocols. It does not change existing laws or policies but streamlines the DOT's process for establishing operational guidelines. The bill became law on March 20, 2025, as Chapter 165 of the 2025 Regular Session Acts.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Aug 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Enrolled Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Mar 21, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enacted into law, changing its status from a committee substitute to an enrolled version effective immediately. The text was updated to reflect the final passage date and included standard certification signatures from legislative officers and the governor, while the substantive policy content regarding the authorization of Department of Transportation rules remained unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability did not change; the text modifications were limited to procedural updates reflecting the bill's final passage and enactment.

TIMELINE

The effective date was updated to 'in effect from passage' with a specific passage date of March 12, 2025, replacing the previous committee report date.

TECHNICAL

Added certification signatures for the Clerk of the Senate, Clerk of the House of Delegates, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the Governor to formalize the bill as an enrolled act.

Minor formatting adjustments were made, such as changing 'state road rights of way' to 'state rights-of-way' to ensure consistency with the rest of the document.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Feb 26, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/21/2025 - House Journal

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/20/2025 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/20/2025

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 60)

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

To House Energy and Public Works

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 35)

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute reported

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

To Judiciary

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors