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Senate Finance Committee votes to report bill changing test‑drive insurance priority
Summary
Committee counsel said Senate Bill 556 would make a driver’s insurance primary and dealer insurance secondary for test‑drives; the committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate and adopted a title amendment.
Senate Finance Committee counsel told members that Senate Bill 556 would “reprioritize insurance liability, making West Virginia consistent with federal law,” moving a prospective test‑driver’s insurance to primary position with dealership coverage secondary. The committee voted by voice to report the bill to the full Senate and then adopted a pending title amendment.
The motion to report the bill was made by the vice chairman and was adopted by voice vote. No fiscal impact was identified in the counsel’s presentation, though counsel noted a pending title amendment. The committee’s action advances the bill to the next step in the Senate process; the full Senate will next consider committee recommendations and any floor amendment opportunities.
