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Legislator > Chris Phillips
State Delegate
Chris Phillips
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia House District 68
In Office - Started: 12/01/2022
contact info
Capitol Office
State Capitol Complex, Building 1
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-340-3192
Buckhannon Office
742 Sawmill Road
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Phone: 304-614-3246
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2755 | To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review | AN ACT to amend and reenact §29A-3B-8, §29A-3B-9, §29A-3B-10, and §29A-3B-11 Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the State Board of Education to submit newly promulgated rules to the Legislature through the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability; allowing the Legislature to approve, amend, or reject, in whole or in part, these rules in a manner prescribed by general law and pursuant to this article; adjusting the time frames for the State Board of Education to submit emergency rules to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability; and providing for the expiration of those emergency rules if notice is not timely filed with the committee. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3016 | Photo voter ID. | AN ACT to amend and reenact §3-1-34 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to identification required for voting; modifying the types of valid identifying documents by requiring a photograph on the identification presented by the voter; providing exception to requirement that valid identifying document contain photograph; eliminating certain types of identification as a valid identifying document for purposes of voting; and permitting use of an expired identifying document under certain circumstances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3297 | Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18B-11-8, relating to creating the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship within West Virginia University; requiring the university to work with the center to provide the center with reasonable infrastructure, classroom space, and office space; stating the center's purposes and goals; stating the center's policies; permitting the appointment of at least five tenure-track faculty; authorizing the center in consultation with the university to offer courses and to develop various degrees for accreditation; providing for a director of the center reporting directly to the president, provost, and vice president of academic affairs of the university; providing for the director's appointment and the filling of vacancies; providing for an academic council; enumerating areas over which the director has authority; providing that the director’s authority shall be exercised in consultation with the president and the provost; requiring the center to adhere to institutional policies and procedures; requiring approval of the curriculum by the West Virginia University by the Board of Governors; requiring faculty to meet the university’s qualifications policy; providing for limitations on employment and service of legislators; and providing for an annual report. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended by adding a new article, designated §37-3A-1, §37-3A-2, §37-3A-3, §37-3A-4, and §37-3A-5, relating to prohibiting ownership and possession of real property by foreign adversaries; providing definitions; prohibiting the People's Republic of China and its citizens who are not resident aliens or citizens of the United States from acquiring, owning, or transferring any real estate or mineral interests in West Virginia; prohibiting foreign governments, entities, and individuals that have been identified by a majority of Governor, Treasurer, Agriculture Commissioner, Auditor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, as hostile to the interests of the United States or the State of West Virginia from owning real estate or mineral interests in the state; providing Governor with tie-breaking vote; requiring forbidden entities that own real estate on effective date of article to divest within six months; requiring prohibited businesses that acquire property in violation of article to divest that property within six months; designating judicial sale process to force sale of illegally owned real estate; requiring notice of judicial sale; and establishing good faith protections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2491 | Relating to conditions on holding online raffles | AN ACT to amending and reenacting §47-21A-1, §47-21A-2, §47-21A-3, §47-21A-4, §47-21A-5, §47-21A-8, and §47-21A-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing that legislative intent that institutions of higher education have a need for raising funds and granted the privilege of holding online raffles, relating to amending and adding definitions relating to the allowance that institutions of higher education are subject to this article, relating to allowing institutions of higher education to be authorized to conduct certain online raffles without a license, relating to designating that an institution of higher education may hold an online raffle, apply for a license including an annual license, relating to striking the requirement that online charitable raffle licensees utilize a geo-location or geo-fencing technology licensee, relating to striking language that required a licensee to maintain in the state of West Virginia its servers used to transmit information for the purposes of patron participation, relating to providing that charitable online raffle occasions are not considered as a sports wagering activity or an interactive wagering activity, relating to gross proceeds from an institution of higher educations’ charitable online raffle occasion shall be exempt from certain taxes, relating to the expanded and other information that institutions of higher education must provide in an application for a license to conduct charitable online raffle occasions, and relating to the net proceed disbursement that must occur for proceeds generated by an online charitable raffle occasion conducted by an institution of higher education. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-29-15, relating to law-enforcement purchase of service handguns; authorizing certain law-enforcement officers to purchase service handguns upon honorable separation; providing exceptions for when a service handgun may be purchased; providing that this section does not supersede other specific laws; and creating definitions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2484 | Clarifying the probationary period for paid municipal firefighters. | AN ACT to amend and reenact §8-15-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the probationary appointment period for vacancies filled by the Firemen's Civil Service Commission from six months to one year. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2067 | West Virginia Firearms Liability Clarification Act | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §61-7C-1, §61-7C-2, §61-7C-3, and §61-7C-4; all relating to the creation of the West Virginia Firearms Marketing Clarification Act; providing for a short title; providing for definitions; providing limitations on negligent marketing claims; and creating a predicate exception limitation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2009 | Relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch | AN ACT to amend and reenact §5B-2I-2, §5B-2I-4, §10-5-2, §29-1-1, §29-1-1a, §29-1-2, §29-1-3, §29-1-4, §29-1-6, §29-1-7, §29-1-8, §29-1-8c, §29-1-9, §29-1-11, §29-1-12, §29-1-13, §29-1-14, and §29-1-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §5F-1-3a, §5F-1-6, and §29-1-10, relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch; abolishing Department of Arts, Culture, and History and reorganizing its sections and commissions under Department of Tourism; specifying the authority of the Secretary of Department of Tourism over these sections and commissions; correcting titles of affected departments, divisions, and positions based on the redesignations; specifying that starting on July 1, 2025, new hires and anyone who moves positions within Department of Tourism shall be in the classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from the state grievance procedures; providing Secretary of Department of Tourism authority to appoint the directors of certain sections; substituting the title of Secretary of Department of Tourism for Secretary of the Department of Arts, Culture, and History in several sections of code; granting Secretary of Tourism authority to approve or repeal rules promulgated by sections and commissions listed in certain sections of code; specifying that starting on July 1, 2025, new hires and employees that move positions within the sections and commissions shall be in the classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from state grievance procedures; providing an exemption; providing that Secretary of Department of Tourism may designate certain employees’ status within the civil service system in order to comply with federal law or receive federal funds; clarifying the continued applicability of certain other employee protections found elsewhere in code; granting Secretary of Department of Tourism discretion to allow a person to serve in multiple positions or professions within certain sections of code; removing certain specific qualifications for persons appointed as directors of various sections of code; and technical cleanup of amended and reenacted sections. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2548 | Clarifying duties of state superintendent regarding rule implementation | AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-3-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the State Superintendent’s general supervision of schools; clarifying supervisory duties; requiring the State Superintendent to report annually to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability regarding implementation of state board rules in each county school district; and providing consequences for failure to follow state board rules. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR18 | Paul J. Hofe Memorial Bridge | Requesting the Division of Highways change the name of Bridge Number: 02-009/00-002.54 () (02A176), (39.57445, -78.03742) locally known as Johnsontown Bridge, carrying WV 009 over Tilhance Creek in Berkeley County, to the "U.S. Army Private Paul J. Hofe Memorial Bridge". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2776 | Requiring Department of Health to report positive Alpha Gal tests to CDC | A BILL amend and reenact §16-1-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the State Public Health System; and requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health to propose legislative rules to include alpha-gal syndrome on the list of diseases that shall be required to be reported to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | Dead |
| HB2634 | To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor | A BILL to amend and reenact §61-8B-5, §61-8B-9, §61-8D-5 and §61-8D-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing penalties for sexual assault in the third degree, sexual abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust to a child; parent, guardian, custodian or person in a position of trust allowing sexual abuse to be inflicted upon a child, and for sending, distributing, exhibiting, possessing, displaying or transporting material by a parent, guardian, or custodian, or person in a position of trust, depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. | Dead |
| HB3412 | Relating to exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules. | A BILL to amend and reenact §29B-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §29B-1-8, relating to public records; providing exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules. | Dead |
| HB2437 | Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl | A BILL to amend and reenact §60A-4-401 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to fentanyl; clarifying certain requirements for the enhanced sentencing of crimes involving fentanyl; and creating criminal penalties. | Dead |
| HCR41 | Dedicating November 7th as "Clergy Appreciation Day” | Proclaiming November 7th to be designated annually as "Clergy Appreciation Day" in West Virginia in tribute to those who, through their unwavering commitment to service and faith in God, strive to enrich the lives of the people in their congregations and communities. | Dead |
| HCR99 | Resolution to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams | Requesting the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams and report its findings and recommendations to the West Virginia Legislature, the Governor’s Office, and the Attorney General’s office not later than December 31, 2025. | Dead |
| HB2948 | Relating to obtaining title to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer | A BILL to amend and reenact §17-24A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to obtaining titles to abandoned or junked motor vehicles abandoned on the property or place of business of an automobile dealer, licensed automobile auction, motor vehicle repair facility or towing company; and removing the requirement that the loan value of the motor vehicle be less than $9,500 to allow the automobile dealer, licensed automobile auction, motor vehicle repair facility or towing company to obtain a certificate of title and registration for the abandoned motor vehicle or junked vehicle. | Dead |
| HB2894 | Prohibiting human trafficking of illegal aliens | A BILL to amend and reenact §61-14-1, §61-14-2, §61-14-3, §61-14-4, §61-14-5, §61-14-6, §61-14-7, and §61-14-8 and creating a new section §61-14-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to human trafficking, adding a definition for "illegal alien"; general provisions and penalties; and providing that illegal aliens are not eligible for restitution. | Dead |
| HCR88 | Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees | Recognizing and honoring the First Responders Honor Board’s nominees of the Medal of Valor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR91 | Charles Grant Hoke Memorial | Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of West Virginia Route 20 from the Upshur/Webster County Line GPS coordinates 38.730195, -80.387633 to Mount Zion Road GPS coordinates 38.699640, -80.393504, in Webster County, the "U.S. Army Sergeant Major Charles Grant Hoke Memorial Road". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR78 | Urging the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway | Requesting the Division of Highways to make the completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway, in its entirety a high priority project. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3001 | Relating to county parks and recreation commission | A BILL to amend and reenact §7-11-1 and §7-11-3, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, both relating to requiring county parks and recreation commissions to be established. | Dead |
| HB2456 | Pregnancy Support | A BILL to amend and reenact §16-66-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the pregnancy support program; and distribution of funding to pregnancy help organizations. | Dead |
| HB2543 | Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the nature of the statement of the economic impact that an agency is supposed to provide when it submits a proposed rule to the LRMRC. | Dead |
| HCR72 | Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Month. | Proclaiming March "Black Lung Awareness Month" in West Virginia to both pay tribute to those who have or are suffering from coal worker’s pneumoconiosis and to help reduce the risk of black lung disease in coal miners; | Dead |
| HB2493 | Creating the Sound Science in Regulations Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Sound Science in Regulations Act. The bill provides that no state may agency propose or effectuate a regulatory action unless those actions are based on the best available science. | Dead |
| HB2835 | Relating to creating the West Virginia Infrastructure Deployment Clearinghouse | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-6-8, relating to creating the West Virginia Infrastructure Deployment Clearinghouse; establishing its purposes, policies, and standards; providing for its funding; and establishing reporting requirements. | Dead |
| HB2087 | Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom | The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum. The bill allows for any taxpayer to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. Finally, the bill allows for any individual to file a complaint. | Dead |
| HB3498 | Productive Energy Site Reclamation Waiver | The purpose of this bill is to create the Productive Energy Site Reclamation Waiver Program to streamline the process of transferring former surface mine sites into productive sites for new energy generation projects arid to optimize the flat land for energy projects that is otherwise in short supply in the state of West Virginia. | Dead |
| HJR40 | To modify the makeup of the State Board of Education. | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section two, article twelve thereof, relating to education; providing for the election of members of the State Board of Education, beginning with the general election in 2028; shortening the term of State Board of Education members; providing that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies which shall be submitted to the Legislature; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| HB3437 | To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights | The purpose of this bill is to require the express consent of a parent or guardian to conduct a genetic screening of a newborn infant, to retain blood samples from the infant, and to retain and share results of the genetic screening of the infant. | Dead |
| HB3451 | Relating to taxation | The purpose of this bill is to provide for a phased in increase in the homestead exemption; provide that change to exemption contingent on passage of constitutional amendment; remove cap on property tax books, and repeal limitation on levy rates when appraisal results in tax increase. | Dead |
| HB3436 | Genetic Privacy Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Genetic Information Privacy Act, require an entity to provide consumer information regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data, provide for limitations and exclusions, provide for enforcement authority, and provide definitions. | Dead |
| HB3384 | To prohibit public colleges and universities in this state from requiring vaccines for admission. | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit vaccine mandates at all institutions of higher education. | Dead |
| HB3385 | Requiring medication-assisted treatment prgrams to have written policies concerning community relations | The purpose of this bill is to require medication-assisted treatment programs to have written policies concerning community relations and provide public notice. | Dead |
| HB3056 | Relating generally to the state fire marshal | The purpose of this bill relates generally to the qualifications and responsibilities of the State Fire Marshal. | Dead |
| HB2112 | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | The purpose of this bill is to tighten the transfer-tax provisions and remove the loopholes that are being used to evade the payment of transfer taxes. | Dead |
| HB3298 | Prohibit requiring Covid-19 vaccine or booster shot to attend in person classes at colleges and universities | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit colleges and universities in West Virginia from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or associated booster shot as a prerequisite for enrolling or attending in-person class. | Dead |
| HB3301 | Prohibiting laws requiring person to receive or use medical products | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that no law may require a person to receive or use a medical product and to ensure that there will be no penalties associated with refusing the medical product or refusing to disclose whether the product has been used or not. | Dead |
| HB2689 | Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of sexual material harmful to minors, to provide definitions, to create a cause of action, and to provide for the administration, applicability, exceptions, and penalties for violation of the chapter. | Dead |
| HB2117 | Relating to when Mail In Ballots are Due | A BILL to amend and reenact §3-3-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to absentee ballots; requiring applications for absentee ballots to be available at the office of the county clerk and online at the Secretary of State’s official website; permitting first responders to vote by electronic absentee ballot in certain emergency circumstances; defining “qualified first responder” and providing examples; providing for submittal and acceptance of qualified first responder absentee voting applications; providing for transmittal of ballots to qualified first responders; providing for processing of received electronic absentee ballots cast by qualified first responders; prohibiting an election official from providing an unsolicited application for absentee voting to any voter; prohibiting any person from providing more than 10 unsolicited applications for absentee voting to any voter; creating a misdemeanor penalty upon conviction for such prohibited activity; providing exceptions; and changing the date when mail in ballots are due. | Dead |
| HB2187 | Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer | The purpose of this bill is to authorize teachers in elementary or secondary schools to carry concealed firearms and be designated as a school protection officer (SPO). | Dead |
| HB3171 | Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants | The purpose of this bill is to create Citizen and State Accountability Act. The bill authorizes departments, agencies, and officials of state or local government to apply for major and minor grant agreements. The bill establishes the requirements for applying for the grant agreements. The bill requires reports. The bill requires written consent for major grant requests by the Governor. The bill permits the Governor to prohibit the submission of a minor grant application or prohibit the acceptance of any such grant. The bill repeals all statutes that conflict with the Citizen and State Accountability Act. The bill defines terms. | Dead |
| HCR84 | Resolution to oppose China’s misuse of a UN Resolution to delegitimize Taiwan | Opposing the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) Misuse of United Nations Resolution 2758 to Delegitimize Taiwan and Exclude Taiwan from International Organizations. | Dead |
| HB3172 | Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution | The purpose of this bill is to require the Secretary of State to refer potential election fraud to the Attorney General for prosecution instead of a county prosecuting attorney. | Dead |
| HB3114 | Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversaries | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit compensation for lobbying a government officer or employee on behalf of a foreign adversary and provides civil penalties for violation thereof. | Dead |
| HB3113 | Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of precincts to be audited by manual hand count to ensure accuracy of the electronically tabulated results and to lengthen the timeframe that candidates have to demand a recount to ensure sufficient time for the manual audit to be conducted and candidate opportunity to ascertain advisability of demanding a recount following the audit. | Dead |
| HB2383 | Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Criminal Process Forfeiture Act. | Dead |
| HB3073 | Requiring separate voting equipment to be used for training purposes only | The purpose of this bill is to require counties to utilize separate voting machines from those used for voting in an election, and to require testing of the automatic tabulating equipment prior to its use in an election. | Dead |
| HB3091 | To revise and update all provisions of state code relating to the West Virginia State Guard | The purpose of this bill is to revise and update the provisions of state code relating to all aspects of the West Virginia State Guard. | Dead |
| HB3045 | Farmer Protection Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Farmer Protection Act and to provide guidance for the act's administration. | Dead |
| HB3031 | Relating to oversight of West Virginia Fusion Center | The purpose of this bill is to provide for oversight authority of the West Virginia Fusion Center; to terminate the Joint Oversight Committee as of June 30, 2025; to establish the Fusion Center Joint Oversight Committee to be effective July 1, 2025; to direct the Inspector General to conduct an annual audit of the Fusion Center and to respond to questions from committee; to provide that the President and Speaker may call Fusion Center employees to testify in committee meetings; and to establish that violations of law or policy identified by audit may form basis for disciplinary action for a Fusion Center employee. | Dead |
| HB3011 | Prohibit future wind power projects | The purpose of this bill is to limit the pollution control facilities tax treatment and wind power projects to those projects fully operation before January 1, 2025. | Dead |
| HB2782 | Relating to “In God We Trust” signs donated in schools | The purpose of this bill is to display the official motto of the United States of America in public elementary and secondary schools and in institutions of higher education. | Dead |
| HB2975 | Changes to the practice of optometry | The purpose of this bill relates to the practice of optometry. The bill defines terms. The bill removes obsolete areas of the code. The bill defines contract provisions. The bill permits a licensee to perform certain procedures trained by an approved by an accredited body. | Dead |
| HB2954 | Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health | The purpose of this bill is to require medical professionals to report to the Bureau for Public Health all injuries and side effects from vaccines. The bill requires the commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health to produce an annual report for the Legislature. The bill also requires medical professionals to receive periodic training relating to side effects from vaccines, and that the commissioner make reports available to individuals and parents concerning adverse impact from vaccines. | Dead |
| HB2739 | To remove the helmet law in West Virginia. | The purpose of this bill is to remove the helmet requirement from motorcycle safety equipment. | Dead |
| HB2808 | To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights | The purpose of this bill is to create the Anti-Federal Commandeering Act. The bill provides for a short title, and legislative findings and intent. The bill provides definitions, prohibits federal commandeering, and creates prohibitions on police activity. The bill defines permitted activities, and allows the Attorney General to challenge unconstitutional federal actions. The bill allows the Attorney General to publish model policies, and provides for law enforcement immunity. | Dead |
| HB2758 | Prohibiting geo-engineering | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight | Dead |
| HB2754 | Banning Foreign backed spending on State Ballot Issues | The purpose of this bill is to ban foreign backed spending on state ballot issues. | Dead |
| HB2759 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for bribery and corrupt practices and to clarify when a person is disqualified from holding office. | Dead |
| HB2757 | Relating to the Anti-Terrorism Act | The purpose of this bill is to clarify definitions of terroristic acts and groups, establishes specific acts that are felony criminal acts of terrorism and establishes punishment therefor; creates mandatory sentencing; and requires restitution to be paid to victims of terrorism; and requires the Attorney General to identify terroristic entities and that any member or associate of these groups shall be deemed to be engaged in terrorism. | Dead |
| HB2799 | Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace | The purpose of this bill is to protect workers who defend themselves or others from an attack from another from termination of employment. | Dead |
| HCR57 | Identifying that the People’s Republic of China is conducting an illegal asymmetric war against the U.S. and West Virginia | Requesting that the State of West Virginia acknowledge and identify that the People's Republic of China is conducting an illegal, asymmetric war against the United States of America and West Virginia. | Dead |
| HCR53 | West Virginia has standing in matters relating to issues that impact people of West Virginia | Recognizing that West Virginia has standing in matters relating to issues that impact people of this state. | Dead |
| HB2408 | To Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting in WV | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit ranked choice voting in elections in West Virginia. | Dead |
| HB2446 | Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms | The purpose of this bill is to define acts which constitute infringements of the right to keep and bear arms, to articulate the constitutional limits on such infringements, to declare all such infringements to be against the rights of the people and to be legally void, and to provide remedies for acts taken under the color of federal law. | Dead |
| HB2432 | Including certain Federal Law enforcement agencies in federal officers' peace-keeping authority statute | The purpose of this bill is to expand the categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers. | Dead |
| HB2435 | To repeal a provision of the code relating to the limitation on bringing an action to enter upon or recover lands | The purpose of this bill is to repeal a provision of the code relating to the limitation on bringing an action to enter upon or recover lands. | Dead |
| HJR18 | Resolution for Constitutional Officer Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia section three, article VI thereof; relating to limiting consecutive elections to the same office to 12 years; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| HCR48 | Resolution for Convention of States on Federal Fiscal Responsibility Amendment | Urging Congress call a convention of the states, under the authority reserved to the states in Article V of the United States Constitution, limited to proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States to create fiscal responsibility by and within the federal government. | Dead |
| HB2122 | Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Hygiene and Infant Products | The purpose of this bill is to exempt from sales tax certain infant products and hygiene products. | Dead |
| HB2481 | Businesses in WV must accept cash | The purpose of this bill is to require businesses in West Virginia to accept cash as a form of payment. | Dead |
| HB2517 | Relating to voluntary private school immunization | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate vaccine mandates for the citizens of West Virginia. | Dead |
| HB2510 | To allow for the use of drones with thermal imaging for the recovery of big game. | The purpose of this bill is to allow for the use of drones with thermal imaging for the recovery of big game. | Dead |
| HR5 | Recognizing the month of October as Military Toxic Exposure Awareness Month | Recognizing the month of October as Military Toxic Exposure Awareness Month | Dead |
| HB2445 | To remove qualified immunity from officers serving no-knock warrants | The purpose of this bill is to remove qualified immunity for officers serving no-knock warrants if they are found to have used excessive force or are found to have been negligent and to cause an investigation of the training the officer received. | Dead |
| HB2118 | Relating to Off Duty LEO and LEOSA Exemptions | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the carrying a of a concealed handgun by off duty or retired law-enforcement officers; to authorize off duty or retired law-enforcement officers to conceal carry on and in the State Capitol Complex; and to define terms. | Dead |
| HB2051 | Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds | The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia code to allow concealed carry on and in Capitol grounds. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Effective from passage (Roll No. 641) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Motion to change effective date to July 1, 2025 tabled (Roll No. 640) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 634) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 572) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 626) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | House adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 625) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 585) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 584) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 583) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | House refused to concur and requested Senate to recede (Roll No. 562) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2121 | Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 571) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | House concurred in Senate amend with title amend, passed (Roll No. 563) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 615) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB50 | Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections | House receded and passed (Roll No. 614) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB275 | Removing requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalent | House receded (Roll No. 635) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB128 | Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid | Passed House (Roll No. 565) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB35 | Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System | House reconsidered and passed bill (Roll No. 627) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | Passed House (Roll No. 570) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 569) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | Committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 568) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| SB299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | Committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 567) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB2344 | Relating generally to traffic safety | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 586) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2347 | The Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 628) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2358 | Relating to postmortem examinations | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 576) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 588) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 587) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Passed House (Roll No. 623) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Amendment adopted (Roll No. 621) | 04/12/2025 | Absent |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 637) | 04/12/2025 | Absent |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 631) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | House Concur in Senate Amendment and Title Amendment rejected (Roll No. 591) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 590) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2511 | Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 603) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2479 | Relating to Management and control of county authority vested in board | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 592) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2402 | Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 589) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2575 | Relating to the establishment of a full-time Dementia Services Director position. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 577) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB531 | Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 633) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2678 | Relating to school zones of public or private schools | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 633) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2718 | Relating to creating a State Advisory Council on Establishing a Military College | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 578) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2695 | Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 573) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2797 | Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 557) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2755 | To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 580) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2755 | To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review | Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 579) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Effective from passage (Roll No. 630) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 629) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB581 | Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 636) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2880 | Relating to parent resource navigators | House adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 624) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2942 | Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 604) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 605) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3000 | Relating to agency changes and updates to the West Virginia Commercial Feed Law. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 606) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3016 | Photo voter ID. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 594) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3016 | Photo voter ID. | Motion to limit debate to 5 minutes adopted (Roll No. 593) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Effective from passage (Roll No. 632) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 631) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 618) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | House concurred in Senate amendment (Roll No. 618) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3166 | Requirements for School Safety Mapping Data | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 607) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3162 | Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 642) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3152 | Claims Bill | Effective from passage (Roll No. 597) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3152 | Claims Bill | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 595) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3209 | To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state. | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 609) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3209 | To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 608) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3263 | Relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 609) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3279 | Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors | House concurred in Senate effective date (Roll No. 599) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB3279 | Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors | Effective from passage (Roll No. 600) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3279 | Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors | House concurred in Senate effective date (Roll No. 598) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB3272 | Relating to eviction proceedings | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 596) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3277 | Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 610) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3297 | Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 564) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | House reconsidered effective date and passage (Roll No. 617) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | House reconsidered effective date and passage (Roll No. 616) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB765 | Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program | House receded (Roll No. 602) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3411 | Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions | Effective from passage (Roll No. 612) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3411 | Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 611) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3429 | Prequalifying consultants for WVDEP- Abandon Mine Lands | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 601) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 575) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 574) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3492 | Relating to municipal economic opportunity development districts. | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 581) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB856 | Removing certain reporting requirements to Joint Committee on Government and Finance | Passed House (Roll No. 566) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3503 | Relating to regulation by counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of commercial horticulture under the Water Pollution Control Act | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 582) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3513 | Relating to standards of liability and insurance requirements in certain civil actions | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 634) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3517 | Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments | House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 613) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2120 | Relating to forms and disclosures to the Ethics Commission | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 552) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2167 | Relating to public charter schools code provisions | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 553) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB196 | Lauren's Law | Passed House (Roll No. 502) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB75 | Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund | Passed House (Roll No. 499) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB35 | Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System | Passed House (Roll No. 498) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB158 | Modifying eligibility requirements for serving as member of State Board of Education | Passed House (Roll No. 501) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | Passed House (Roll No. 551) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 550) | 04/11/2025 | Nay |
| SB280 | Displaying official US motto in public schools | Passed House (Roll No. 503) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB102 | Modifying form of certain deeds | Passed House (Roll No. 500) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2026 | Budget Bill | Effective from passage (Roll No. 496) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB449 | Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 559) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB325 | Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 561) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB325 | Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 560) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB427 | Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit | Passed House (Roll No. 504) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB488 | Clarifying definition of electioneering | House rejected (Roll No. 505) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB503 | Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission | Passed House (Roll No. 506) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2411 | To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 554) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | West Virginia House Government Organization Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia House Judiciary Committee | 19 | |
| Detail | West Virginia House Rules Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Government and Finance Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Government Organization Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Judiciary Committee | 18 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | District 68 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/01/2022 | |
| WV | West Virginia House District 47 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/01/2018 | 01/16/2024 |