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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia requires rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads by 2036
Last action · February 17, 2026: To House FinanceSponsors: Ray Canterbury and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The West Virginia Commissioner of Highways must install on all and highways under a new implementation plan required by July 1, 2026. Implementation must begin by September 1, 2026, and finish by June 30, 2036.
Changes highway infrastructure mandates across state-maintained routes, setting a ten-year completion deadline for the Division of Highways to modify all double-yellow lined road surfaces.
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.
Commissioner of Highways
Must develop an installation plan by July 1, 2026, and complete statewide rumble strip placement by June 30, 2036.
Drivers on West Virginia roads and highways
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Feb 17, 2026HouseWith amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
- Feb 12, 2026HouseMarkup Discussion
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Energy and Public Works
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Energy and Public Works
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- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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