SB 692 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Authorizing green flashing warning lights on DOH vehicles

Senate Bill 692 would amend West Virginia law to authorize the use of green flashing warning lights on Division of Highways (DOH) vehicles. Currently, the law restricts light colors (blue for police, red for emergency vehicles, yellow/amber for others), but this bill adds green as a permitted color specifically for DOH vehicles. The Commissioner of the Division of Highways would have discretion to use these green lights on DOH vehicles and equipment. This change directly affects DOH road maintenance, construction, and emergency response vehicles operating on West Virginia highways.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed Jun 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Enrolled Committee Substitute · 2 edits · Feb 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized into its Enrolled version, adding official certification signatures from legislative clerks and the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding green flashing warning lights and vehicle exemptions remains unchanged, though the effective date was updated to 90 days from the new passage date of February 18, 2026.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text of the law itself is identical to the Committee Substitute.

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 formally finalize the bill.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date from February 10, 2026 to February 18, 2026, and confirmed the 90-day implementation period (May 19, 2026).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2026

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Feb 13, 2026

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

30 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 25, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 2/25/2026

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 118)

lower

Feb 16, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 80)

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute reported

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors