West Virginia Bill Raises Limit on Property Taxes Paid on Antique Classic Motor Vehicles

A bill (H.B. 2812) to increase property taxes paid by owners of antique motor vehicles was introduced in the West Virginia legislature.  Under the bill, each of these cars would have an assessed value of $5,000 for purposes of the tax regardless of their actual value.  The actual maximum tax paid would be $150.   This bill now only benefits antique vehicle owners whose cars are worth more than $5,000.  It would penalizeantique vehicle owners whose cars are worth less than $5,000.  The bill will be considered by the House Roads and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

We Urge You to Contact All Members of the House Roads and Transportation Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately To Voice Your Opinion on H.B. 2812

• West Virginia law defines an "Antique motor vehicle" to mean any motor vehicle which is more than twenty-five years old and is owned solely as a collector's item. 

DON’T DELAY!  Please contact the House Roads and Transportation Committee immediatelyto voice your opinion on H.B. 2812. 

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.  Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance. 

House Roads and Transportation Committee

To e-mail all Committee members, copy and paste the email address block below:

margaret.staggers@wvhouse.gov; linda.phillips@wvhouse.gov; daryl.cowles@wvhouse.gov; marty.gearheart@wvhouse.gov; anthony.barill@wvhouse.gov; brent.boggs@wvhouse.gov; linda.longstreth@wvhouse.gov; dana.lynch@wvhouse.gov; justin.marcum@wvhouse.gov; dan.poling@wvhouse.gov; doug.skaff@wvhouse.gov; peggydonaldsonsmith@wvhouse.gov; delegatestephens@comcast.net; josh.stowers@wvhouse.gov; david.walker@wvhouse.gov; danny.wells@wvhouse.gov; george.ambler@wvhouse.gov; jim.butler@wvhouse.gov; scott.cadle@wvhouse.gov; joe.ellington@wvhouse.gov; paul.espinosa@wvhouse.gov; david.evans@wvhouse.gov; danny.hamrick@wvhouse.gov; gary.howell@wvhouse.gov; john.shott@wvhouse.gov