HB4489

Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar

Introduced·1/19/26

West Virginia HB4489 authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue vital records starting July 1, 2026.

West Virginia HB4489 amends the Code of West Virginia to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue certified copies of vital records such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce starting July 1, 2026. The Division of Motor Vehicles will be subject to the State Registrar's rules and will collect fees for issuing these records, with a portion of the fees going to the State Registrar. The bill also establishes a vital statistics improvement fund to modernize the system of vital statistics.

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Where it stands

Current
Finance Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Feb 2

3:00 PM

House Energy and Public Works Meeting

Feb 2

3:00 PM

Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works Meeting

History

Feb 3

House

By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance

Feb 3

House

To House Finance

Jan 27

House

Markup Discussion