HB 5613 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to authorizing the Fleet Management Division to use telematics

HB 5613 authorizes West Virginia's Fleet Management Division to use telematics monitoring devices on state vehicles. It directly affects all state agencies and departments (spending units) that operate state vehicles, requiring them to track vehicle activity through these systems. The bill amends existing law to allow the Division to contract for telematics services that monitor vehicle location, usage, and performance, while maintaining existing vehicle log reporting requirements. This replaces outdated provisions and standardizes how state vehicle fleets are managed under the Department of Administration.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed Jun 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Engrossed Committee Substitute · 2 edits · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' to an 'Engrossed Version' and is now marked as the 'Enrolled Version - Final Version,' indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content, which authorizes the Fleet Management Division to use telematics in state vehicles and removes an old audit requirement, remains unchanged in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

The bill status was updated to reflect that it is the final 'Enrolled Version' and the specific 'Committee Substitute' text was removed from the version selector.

The explanatory note regarding the bill's purpose and instructions on how to read strike-throughs were removed from the version selector area.

Engrossed Committee Substitute → Enrolled Committee Substitute · 7 edits · Apr 1, 2026

MODERATE

The bill transitions from a draft committee version to the final enrolled version, adding new duties for the Fleet Management Division, expanding reporting requirements for state agencies, and establishing a new annual report on fleet operations. It also removes an obsolete audit requirement and clarifies definitions to exclude larger vehicles and ATVs from the standard fleet management rules.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability was expanded to include vehicles requiring commercial driver's licenses and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the reporting requirements, while the definition of a 'state vehicle' for management purposes was narrowed to exclude those same vehicle types.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Fleet Management Division to submit an annual report to the Governor and Joint Committee on Government and Finance, detailing fleet statistics, costs, and telematics data.

Added new duties for the Division to develop policies on commuting, volunteer drivers, and telematics usage, including notifications to employees about monitoring.

Removed an antiquated requirement for spending units to report vehicle title and registration information to the Division of Motor Vehicles by December 31, 2018, which was already past due.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Telematic' to clarify the electronic monitoring systems used for tracking vehicle activity.

Modified the definition of 'State vehicle' to explicitly exclude all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license, while simultaneously expanding reporting requirements to include these excluded vehicle types.

ENFORCEMENT

Added requirements for spending units to report corrective or disciplinary actions taken in response to telematics data on a monthly basis.

TIMELINE

Established a new deadline of December 31, 2019, for the first submission of the State Vehicle Fleet Annual Report.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2026

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Mar 12, 2026

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

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/1/2026

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 512)

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 228)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

By substitute, do pass

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

To House Government Organization

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors