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WV HB3292
Bill
Status
3/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scot Heckert
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AI Summary
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Defines "on-track equipment" as any tender, motor unit, freight or passenger car, or maintenance of way equipment used to inspect, maintain, and repair railroad tracks
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Expands existing railroad crossing stop requirements to apply when on-track equipment (not just trains) is approaching, signaled by warning devices, crossing gates, flagmen, or audible signals within 1,500 feet
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Requires drivers to stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail when on-track equipment poses an immediate hazard or is plainly visible in hazardous proximity to a crossing
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Violation remains a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 fine or up to 10 days imprisonment, plus three points against the driver's license (exception applies for malfunctioning signal devices)
Legislative Description
Relating to special stops required for on-track equipment
Roads and Transportation
Last Action
To Judiciary
4/8/2025