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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Division of Highways creates Adopt-A-Road volunteer maintenance program
Last action · February 17, 2026: To FinanceSponsor: Mark Maynard
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What This Bill Proposed
The West Virginia Division of Highways is required to establish an Adopt-A-Road program that allows individuals, groups, counties, and municipalities to volunteer for road maintenance and litter control projects. Participants must submit an application, sign an agreement with the division, and agree to hold harmless the state for any injuries or damages.
Residents and local governments gain a formal framework to volunteer equipment, labor, and materials for road and trail upkeep, while bearing all legal liability through mandatory indemnification agreements.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Volunteers and Participants
Individuals and groups who participate must submit applications, sign agreements, follow division rules, and assume legal liability through indemnification.
Counties and Municipalities
Local governments are explicitly authorized to participate in the Adopt-A-Road program.
Division of Highways
The division is tasked with creating the program, reviewing applications, executing agreements, setting rules, and providing limited materials or equipment.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommittee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Transportation and Infrastructure
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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