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State Delegate
Margitta Mazzocchi
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia House District 31
In Office - Started: 12/01/2022

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HB2880 Relating to parent resource navigators AN ACT to amend and reenact §49-1-201, §49-2-809, §49-4-405, §49-5-101, and §49-11-101 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §49-2-802a; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated, §61-12B-1, §61-12B-2, §61-12B-3, §61-12B-4, §61-12B-5, §61- 12B-6, and §61-12B-7, relating to child welfare; requiring information to be provided at outset of investigation; stating form of centralized intake reporting procedures; including parent resource navigators within multidisciplinary teams; permitting the foster care ombudsman to access information related to child abuse and neglect proceedings; requiring the Bureau for Medical Services and the Bureau for Social Services to provide electronic access to various persons; requiring updates to the child welfare dashboard; establishing the Critical Incident Review Team; setting forth composition of members; setting forth the responsibilities of the Critical Incident Review Team; setting forth the reporting requirements of the Critical Incident review team; requiring cooperation with Critical Incident Team; and setting forth confidentiality of information. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2399 Relating to the taxation of managed timber AN ACT to amend and reenact §11-1C-10 and §11-1C-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to changing frequency of landowner managed timberland certifications required to be made to the Division of Forestry to every five years; and specifying rulemaking authority for the State Tax Commissioner and the Division of Forestry. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2397 Prevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority AN ACT to amend and reenact §7-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modifying the process for designating signatories for certain expenditures from the county treasury by a county sheriff when two or more of the designated signatories are family or household members. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2402 Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record AN ACT to amend and reenact §16-29-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §16-29-3, relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a summary of medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical records; removing exemptions for records governed by the AIDS related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act; and providing exemptions for access to a minor’s medical records. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3521 Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Consumer Protection Recovery Fund A BILL expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, in the amount of $1,192,452 from the Attorney General – Consumer Protection Recovery Fund, fund 1509, fiscal year 2025, organization 1500, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as a surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Health – Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2025, organization 0506, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Dead
HCR100 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study cooperative agreements and hospital pricing transparency in the State of West Virginia Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study cooperative agreements and hospital pricing transparency in the State of West Virginia. Dead
HB3505 Relating to insurance A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding seven new sections, designated §5-16-8b, §9-5-34, §33-15-24, §33-16-20, §33-24-15, §33-25-23 and §33-25A-37, relating to insurance; and providing health insurance coverage for scalp cooling systems for the preservation of hair during cancer chemotherapy treatment. 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
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
HCR8 PFC Lester E. Maynard Memorial Bridge Requesting the Division of Highways name Bridge Number: 23-009/01-000.12 () (23A027), (37.83239, -82.03453) locally known as WHITMAN CREEK BOX BEAM, carrying CR 009/01 over COPPERAS MINE FORK in Logan County the "U.S. Army PFC Lester E. Maynard Memorial Bridge." Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HCR51 U.S. Army Roy Lee Hill Memorial Bridge Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 53-032/003.45, locally known as the Peewee Pony Truss (SSPT), carrying CR 032 over Right Fork Reedy Creek in Wirt County, the "U. S. Army PFC Roy Lee Hill Memorial Bridge". Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2720 To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §5B-2R-1, §5B-2R-2, §5B-2R-3, §5B-2R-4, §5B-2R-5, §5B-2R-6, §5B-2R-7, §5B-2R-8, §5B-2R-9, and §5B-2R-10, relating to creating the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program for a period of five years; defining terms; finding that there are challenges facing the counties in which the southern coalfields are located; establishing the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program; providing that the program will terminate five years after this section goes into effect; establishing revitalization council to organize and prioritize state resources and technical assistance for these counties; directing revitalization council to develop strategies to stimulate economic activity in and around the municipalities in Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wyoming counties in coordination with certain contributing partners to the extent possible; directing revitalization council to annually report; directing Department of Economic Development and revitalization council to facilitate economic development incentives for the counties in which the southern coalfields are located; authorizing Department of Economic Development or other state body to provide state property and equipment to businesses investing in the counties of the southern coalfield area of the state at a reduced cost; providing that the program shall prioritize West Virginia's natural resources, industries, businesses, raw materials, agricultural commodities, and reliable forms of energy. Dead
HB3506 Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record. A BILL to amend and reenact §51-9-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record; setting the employee contribution at 7 percent of salary; and providing for suspension of employer contribution under certain circumstances. Dead
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
HB3518 Relating to the Medicaid Waiver expansion program The purpose of this bill is to disenroll and eliminate state coverage in a certain Medicaid waiver expansion program if the federal medical assistance for the expansion program is reduced. Dead
HB2503 Relating to necessity allowance The purpose of this bill is to set forth requirements for foster child clothing allowances. Dead
HB2377 Relating to child welfare A BILL to amend and reenact §49-2-809, §49-5-101, and §49-11-101 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated §61-12B-1, §61-12B-2, §61-12B-3, §61-12B-4, §61-12B-5, §61-12B-6, and §61-12B-7 relating to child welfare; updating abuse and neglect reporting; permitting the Foster Care Ombudsman to have access to information related to proceedings involving child abuse or neglect; providing the public shall have access to reports of child abuse or neglect adding additional terms to the child welfare dashboard; providing for effective date; creating the Critical Incident Review Team; defining terms; setting forth responsibilities of the Critical Incident Review Team; requiring reporting; providing the Critical Incident Review Team access to information and providing for confidentiality. Dead
HCR79 Donald Tackett Jr. Memorial Road Requesting the Division of Highways to name the portion of County Route 3/2, also named Moses Fork Road, from its intersection at Old County Road (37.872177, -82.174614) to its intersection at East Fork of Twelvepole Road (37.872016, -82.151667) in Mingo County, the "Donald Tackett, Jr. Memorial Road". 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
HB2158 Relating to removal of a sunset clause for the West Virginia spay and neuter program A BILL to amend and reenact §19-14-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to removal of the sunset clauses for registration fees on bulk and non-bulk pet food payable to the West Virginia spay and neuter program. Dead
HB2354 Banning certain products from food in West Virginia AN ACT to amend and reenact §16-7-2 and §16-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18-5D-3A, relating to prohibiting certain products that are injurious to health; setting forth criteria considered adulterated; prohibiting certain unsafe food additives in school nutrition programs; providing exceptions; exempting criminal penalties; and setting effective dates. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2881 Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit A BILL to amend and reenact §15-2-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit; expanding the number of members in the unit; expanding the number of regional members to assist CPS; providing retired members of the State Police the ability to be part of the unit; and establishing requirements to be followed when reemploying a retired State Police officer. Dead
HCR6 Private Sidney Washington Memorial Bridge Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 23-016/18-000.01(23A183), at Lat./Long. 37.76296, -81.84196, locally known as Low Ash Concrete Box BM, carrying County Route 16/18 over Buffalo Creek in Logan County, the "U.S. Army Warrant Officer Sidney Washington Memorial Bridge". Dead
HB2609 Limiting teen access to inappropriate material. The purpose of this bill is to empower parents with control over software app downloads for children under 16. Dead
HB3116 Relating to incest The purpose of this bill is to expand definitions of certain relatives under the statute governing incest to include aunts and uncles by marriage, and aunts and uncles in same-sex marriages. 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
HB3442 Relating to deadly force The purpose of this bill is to provide a complete defense from civil and/or criminal prosecution against persons lawfully using force in defensive actions. 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
HB3467 Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel in the section apply to exempt agencies. 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
HB3453 Tto require money transmitter licensees The purpose of this bill is to requiring money transmitter licensees and authorized representative to collect and remit a fee for international money transmission. Dead
HB3461 To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections The purpose of this bill is to change the date for election of judges of the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the same date as the general election. Dead
HB3383 To create the Great Expectations Pilot Program The purpose of this bill is to create the Great Expectations Pilot Program. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill provides for the enactment of the program. The bill establishes funding. Finally, the bill sets the length of the pilot program. 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
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
HB3220 Relating to creating a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a West Virginia Department of Education (“WVDE”) school aid formula proposal. The purpose of this bill is to provide a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a WVDE school aid formula proposal. Dead
HB3077 West Virginia Skilled and Ready to Work Internship and Apprenticeship Incentive Act The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the West Virginia Skilled and Ready to Work Internship and Apprenticeship Incentive Act. Dead
HB3049 Community School Parent Choice Act The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the Community School Parents' Choice Act. The bill ensures that parents of students in schools under consideration for closure and consolidation shall be provided with a means to prevent closure or consolidation. Finally, the bill provides for a 10 year sunset date. Dead
HB3319 Restoring Sanity Act The purpose of this bill is to establish the Restoring Sanity Act; prohibit a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned entities from providing instruction in, requiring instruction in, making part of a course, or requiring a statement or affirmation by any employee certain concepts; prohibit a state institution of higher education and an employee of a state institution of higher education from requiring a student or employee to take instruction in, or include in the curriculum of any required course, or require a statement or affirmation by any student or employee that certain concepts are factual and accurate or must be held as a belief of the student or employee; provide that county board and public charter school employees are not required to use student’s preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student’s biological sex; prohibit a state institution of higher education from establishing, sustaining, supporting, or staffing a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer or office; and declare the policy of the state that the administrations of state institutions of higher education, and their administrative units, be officially neutral with regard to certain widely contested opinions. Dead
HB3328 Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate The purpose of this bill is to require facilities provide patients and family members or caregivers of deaf and hard of hearing patients with effective means of communication assistance. Dead
HB3329 Relating to dangerous crimes against children The purpose of this bill is to enforce stricter criminal penalties associated with dangerous felony crimes against children. Dead
HB3299 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States The purpose of this bill is create the Act to Prohibit the Purchase of Small Unmanned Aircrafts Manufactured or Assembled by a Covered Foreign Entity. The bill provides for definitions. The bill prohibits the purchase of small, unmanned aircraft from covered foreign entities. Finally, the bill provides for the drone replacement grant program. 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
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
HJR37 Initiative, Referendum and Recall The purpose of this resolution is to amend the State Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum, and recall. The resolution sets forth its scope, limitations, and exceptions. Dead
HB2697 To prohibit colleges, universities, and community colleges to charge for students for transcripts The purpose of this bill is to forbid state-funded higher education institutions from charging for transcripts. 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
HB3300 Relating to a patient’s right to choose physician The purpose of this bill is to require medical professionals to obtain consent for a resident to treat a patient in advance of the appointment or procedure. Dead
HB3291 Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien The purpose of this bill is to establish stricter penalties for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien. 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
HB3218 WV Economic Development and Property Revitalization Tax Credit The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the West Virginia Economic Development and Property Revitalization Tax Credit Act of 2025. 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
HB3217 Relating to notification requirements for environmental spills The purpose of this bill is to require public notification of hazardous environmental spills. Dead
HB3175 Prohibit public utilities from making political or charitable contributions The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from making contributions to political candidates or campaigns, political action committees, groups that can make contributions from funds derived from rate payers to political candidates, campaigns, or political action committees; creating criminal offense and penalties for violation; and prohibiting charitable contributions by public utilities to charitable 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
HB2542 Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits. The purpose of this bill is to permit audio recording during Child Protective Services investigations and interactions during visits. Dead
HCR49 Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities Requesting the Maryland General Assembly reject any legislation proposing to change the stream designation of the North Branch of the Potomac River from the mouth of the Savage River extending to the area of Pinto, Maryland, from a "Warm Water Aquatic Life" use to a "Cold Water Aquatic Life" use. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB3124 Change the Homestead Exemption The purpose of this bill is to increase the Homestead Exemption for certain homeowners from $20,000 to 50% of the assessed value of the homestead, unless the assessed property value is less than $40,000, in which case the exemption would be the first $20,000 of assessed value. Dead
HB3147 Make it a felony to kill a canine officer The purpose of this bill is to include canines in definitions of "law enforcement officers" in relation to crimes against law enforcement officers and the level of force allowable to protect said canines as law enforcement officers. Dead
HB3143 Workforce-Education Partnership Act The purpose of this bill is to provide for the Workforce Education Partnership Act. Dead
HB3140 FOIA Database The purpose of this bill is to require custodians of any public records to maintain a public accessible database; protect the identity of persons with FOIA requests; and requiring updates of public online data bases. Dead
HB2006 Defining Men and Women The purpose of this bill is to define and preserve single-sex spaces in this state. 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
HB3071 Require all workplaces to keep Naloxone available in first aid kits and train employees in the use of Naloxone The purpose of this bill is to require an opioid antagonist be included in workplace first-aid kits. Dead
HJR31 Constitutional Amendment for recognition of the Holy Bible Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the state of West Virginia amending article II thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section nine, relating to the State of West Virginia recognizing the Holy Bible, complete with the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, as the divinely inspired, inerrant foundational document for our society and government, an accurate historical record of human and natural history, and the utmost authority for human moral behavior. As such, the Holy Bible and its precepts shall be given a place of prominence and reverence in the public buildings, laws, policies, and schools of the state of West Virginia; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. Dead
HB3050 Community School Funding Formula Revision Act The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Community School Funding Formula Revision Act. Dead
HB3022 Create license plate for autism awareness The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue special registration plates for autism awareness. Dead
HB3023 Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse The purpose of this bill is to require county boards to employ at least one full time nurse for each public school. Dead
HB2999 Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances The purpose of this bill is to change the time in which to pay charges levied for services by a county fire prevention unit from 75 days to 180 days. Dead
HB3020 Constitutional Amendment for recognition of the Holy Bible Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the state of West Virginia amending article II thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section nine, relating to the State of West Virginia recognizing the Holy Bible, complete with the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, as the divinely inspired, inerrant foundational document for our society and government, an accurate historical record of human and natural history, and the utmost authority for human moral behavior. As such, the Holy Bible and its precepts shall be given a place of prominence and reverence in the public buildings, laws, policies, and schools of the state of West Virginia; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. Dead
HB2478 Clarifying eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship. The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of an eligible recipient of the Hope Scholarship Program. Dead
HB2974 To nullify any ATF powers by the federal government to regulate intrastate firearm sales in West Virginia The purpose of this bill is to create the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The bill states a short title; provides legislative findings; prohibits regulation of intrastate firearm sales and transfers; provides for civil and criminal penalties; authorizes Attorney General to defend and prosecute; and addresses sovereign immunity. Dead
HB2969 Increasing Homestead Exemption The purpose of this bill is to increase the homestead exemption allowed. 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
HB2938 Making ivermectin available over the counter in West Virginia The purpose of this bill is to allow the sale, distribution or possession of ivermectin without a prescription. Dead
HB2814 Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises The purpose of this bill is to require the Governor to establish crisis preparedness plans. Dead
HB2482 To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts The purpose of this bill is to allow youths and those carrying a Class Q special hunting permit to take antlered deer. Dead
HB2924 To eliminate adverse possession from the state code of West Virginia The purpose of this bill is to abolish the right to obtain title to land by adverse possession. Dead
HB2837 Relating to clarifying the amount of experience required in the hiring of professional education personnel The purpose of this bill is to grant waivers of experience required in employment of professional education personnel under certain circumstances. Dead
HB2923 To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways. The purpose of this bill is to require rumble strips on double-yellow lined highways when upgrading the highway . 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
HB2753 Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists The purpose of this bill is to extend the one-year prohibition on lobbying by former public officials to five years. Dead
HB2801 Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles The purpose of this bill is to prohibit governmental entities and spending units of the state of West Virginia from procuring electric vehicles and prohibiting government contracts procuring electric vehicles that may have been made in whole or in part through forced labor; set remedies and penalties for manufacturers; and provide an effective date. Dead
HB2682 Modifying the Occupational Pneumoconiois award categories for Worker’s Compensation The purpose of this bill is to establish a set of payment guidelines for pulmonary massive fibroids without current pulmonary impairment in order to care for those who face future impairment that would otherwise fall outside of the timeframe for filing a complaint Dead
HB2691 To allow teachers and school employees to carry a firearm with a concealed carry permit The purpose of this bill is to allow public school teachers and public school employees to carry a firearm with a concealed carry permit. Dead
HB2033 Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-1-107, relating to prohibiting a government policy regarding sexual orientation or gender identity that conflicts with the parent’s sincerely held beliefs. Dead
HB2376 Exempting foster parents from having to show proof of vaccination The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the requirement that the children of foster parents must be immunized. Dead
HB2350 Relating to enhancing nutrition in the supplemental nutrition assistance program The purpose of this bill is to enhance nutrition in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Dead
HB2608 Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year The purpose of this bill is to require independent candidates for political office to file for office as an independent in January of an election year. Dead
HB2606 Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees The purpose of this bill is to increase payment for professional service provided to the West Virginia Birth-to-Three program by therapists and other professionals who are not employed by a state agency by 25 percent.. Dead
HB2386 Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions. Dead
HB2536 Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties The purpose of this bill is to requiring cash bail for gun-related criminal offenses; and providing for consecutive sentencing for crimes committed while on bail for gun-related criminal offenses. Dead
HB2535 Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances The purpose of this bill is to create the offense of being in possession of drugs or testing positive for drug use while incarcerated, setting penalties for first, second, and subsequent offenses, and mandating testing after three months of incarceration for illegal drugs. 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
HB2489 Providing for election reform and protections The purpose of this bill is to provide for election reform. The bill defines "Public Election Related Information and Data." The bill allows for the public disclosure of this data through the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). The bill provides for the maintenance of Public Election Related Information and Data including cast vote records, also known as "CVRs." The bill provides for restrictions of certain electronic software voting systems and contingent hand counting procedures. Finally, the bill provides for the random physical inspection of electronic voting systems. 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
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
HB2396 Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter The purpose of this bill is to remove schools, museums, and public libraries from the exemption which protects these types of entities from prosecution for distribution and display to minor of an obscene matter. Dead
HB2073 The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act. The purpose of this bill is to enact the Refugee and Immigrant Absorptive Capacity Act. The bill provides a short title. The bill defines terms. The bill sets forth the duties of the state office within the Department of Human Services that deals with refugees and/or immigrants. The bill permits moratorium applications and cessations. The bill requires a fiscal impact assessment. The bill requires reports. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to administer the West Virginia Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement Program Plan. The bill provides a severability provision. Dead
HB2127 Relating to Women’s Bill of Rights The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Women's Bill of Rights. 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 Nay
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 Nay
HB2054 Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 634) 04/12/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Absent
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 Nay
HB2451 To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 637) 04/12/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Absent
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Finance Committee 21
Detail West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee 17
Detail West Virginia Joint Children and Families Committee 6
Detail West Virginia Joint Finance Committee 18
Detail West Virginia Joint Health Committee 16
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
WV West Virginia House District 31 House Republican In Office 12/01/2022
WV West Virginia House District 24 House Republican Out of Office 12/01/2020 01/17/2024