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Legislator > Wayne Clark
State Delegate
Wayne Clark
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia House District 99
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: 304-340-3366
Charles Town Office
397 Davis St.
Charles Town, WV 25414
Charles Town, WV 25414
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2575 | Relating to the establishment of a full-time Dementia Services Director position. | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §16-5R-9, relating to the establishment of a full-time Dementia Services Director position. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3080 | Military Spouse hiring preference | AN ACT to amend and reenact §16B-17-9 and §16B-17-9a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing that an employer granting preference in hiring a military spouse does not violate the state Human Rights Act under certain circumstances. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3000 | Relating to agency changes and updates to the West Virginia Commercial Feed Law. | AN ACT to amend and reenact §19-14-2, §19-14-5, §19-14-10, and §19-14-14, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §19-14-17, relating to West Virginia commercial feed law; updating definitions; removing sunset date for deposit of pet food registration fee into spay neuter assistance fund; clarifying changes to feed adulteration standards; authorizing Commissioner of Agriculture of State of West Virginia to promulgate regulations that adopt certain regulations under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; clarifying prohibited acts; and providing severability clause. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | AN ACT to amend and reenact §60-4-3a, §60-7-2, §60-7-3, §60-7-8c, §60-7-8d, §60-7-8e, §60-7- 8g, §60-8-2, and §60-8-32a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, amending liquor sampling requirements; revising definitions; addressing and making minor corrections in the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration ("ABCA") code sections correcting mistakes relating to a $100 requirement for canned or packaged food; removing the requirement that a private farmers market or private food court with two or more unrelated vendors applying for a license must certify that all vendors have agreed to liability responsibility therein and removing the requirement that a private farmers market or private food court provide a written copy of the agreement between all vendors acknowledging that each vendor is jointly and severally liable for any violations; authorizing the use of self-pour automated systems for nonintoxicating beer, cider, and wine by the drink on licensee premises; removing the requirement that a joint and several liability agreement be executed between the multiple vendors at a multi-vendor fair or festival; regulating private clubs sale and service of alcoholic and non-intoxicating beverages; providing limitations on sealed craft cocktail or wine growlers sold to persons who have dined in an establishment, or a patron who is in vehicle while picking up food or a meal and ordered a sealed craft cocktail or wine growler; clarifying and expanding the types of licensed entities authorized to participate in a duly permitted private outdoor designated area (“PODA”); defining terms; exempting certain licensees from certain fees; authorizing consumer activity within a PODA; authorizing a new S4N license for qualified nonprofits; authorizing S1, S2, and S3 licensees to participate in a private outdoor designated area on the premises of a participating Class S4 permit holder upon written invitation of the Class 2 S4 permit holder; correcting mistaken listed percentage for fortified wine; all generally relating to the licensing, sale and service of alcoholic liquor, nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer, wine, cider, craft and cocktails as beverages or sealed containers, and where same may be sold and served. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2167 | Relating to public charter schools code provisions | AN ACT to amend and reenact §18- 5G-3, §18-5G-4, and §18-5G-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18-5G-14a, relating to providing that public charter schools may not charge full-time tuition and may only charge such tuition or fees as may be imposed by noncharter public schools in this state, such as for part-time Hope Scholarship enrollment or for participation in student activities; allowing public charter schools to employ personnel to perform services relating to managing its employees’ participation in the retirement system or insurance plan; assigning responsibility for tracking the student when a parent or guardian withdraws the student from a public charter school and imposing notification of withdraw requirement on public charter school in certain instances; providing that public charter school teachers who are not certified or licensed are permitted to proctor state assessment under certain conditions; providing for a different application deadline in the case of a conversion public charter school or a program conversion public charter school; allowing a public charter school governing board member to be removed by a vote of the governing board; allowing alternative high-risk population public charter schools to be authorized and funded under public charter school article; providing eligibility requirements to be an alternative high-risk population public charter school; providing for which students qualify to be high-risk; and requiring state board rule setting forth requirements for funding. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2871 | Relating to the crime of negligent homicide | AN ACT to amend and reenact §14-2A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to updating definitions to “criminally injurious conduct”; also to amend and reenact §17B-1A-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the driver’s license compact and clarifying that any conviction for an offense in another jurisdiction for the crimes contained within §17C-5-1 shall be subject to revocation; also to amend and reenact §17B-3-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to update that a conviction of any offense contained within 17C-5-1 shall be subject to revocation; also to amend and reenact §17C-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding an embryo as a protected person and subject to the protections of this section, establishing the crimes of vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide in a school zone, vehicular homicide in a construction zone, and establishing fines and penalties related thereto, and establishing the nexus between a conviction of any of these offenses and the revocation of a person’s driver’s license; also to amend and reenact §17C-5-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reckless driving and updating and enhancing the fines and penalties relating thereto; also to amend and reenact §17C-14-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to amending the electronically distracted driving act to clarify that a person convicted of causing the death of another due to a violation shall now be guilty of vehicular homicide; also to amend and reenact §17E-1-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to updating the commercial drivers license process to clarify that a conviction of an offense in §17C-5-1 shall disqualify a person from a commercial driver’s license; also to amend and reenact §20-7-18a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing the crimes of homicide by operation of motorized watercraft, aggravated homicide by operation of motorized watercraft, establishing fines and criminal penalties, and suspension of privileges to operate a motorboat or other motorized vessel upon conviction; also to amend and reenact §33-6A-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to cancellation and nonrenewal of automobile insurance premiums and updating to reflect the newly established crimes contained in §17C-5-1 of this code; also to amend and reenact §33-6A-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying that a conviction for a crime in the newly created §17C-5-1 of this code shall constitute a basis for failure to renew an outstanding automobile liability or physical damage insurance policy which has been in existence for two consecutive years; also to amend and reenact §49-1-207 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to updating that definitions in court actions involving juveniles to clarify that newly created criminal provisions contained in §17C-5-1 are defined as a “Violation of a traffic law of West Virginia”; also to amend and reenact §61-2-30 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to recognition of an embryo or fetus as a distinct unborn victim of certain crimes of violence against the person and clarifying that this section shall now apply to the criminal offenses contained in §17C-5-1 of this code”. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3373 | To extend and revise the sunset provision in the Tourism Development Act to December 31, 2030 | AN ACT to amend and reenact §5B-2E-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, extending and revising the sunset provision to December 31, 2030; and correcting titles of affected divisions. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB3389 | Exclude the Department of Tourism as a Governmental agency | AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-10G-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to excluding the Department of Tourism from the agencies required to have their food service facilities operated by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. | 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 |
| 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 |
| HB2389 | Relating to Dietitian Licensure Compact | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §30-35-7a; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated §30-35A-1, §30-35A-2, §30-35A-3, §30-35A-4, §30-35A-5, §30-35A-6, §30-35A-7, §30-35A-8, §30-35A-9, §30-35A-10, §30-35A-11, §30-35A-12, §30-35A-13, and §30-35A-14, relating to enacting the Dietitian Licensure Compact; requiring applicants seeking to practice in a remote state pursuant to the compact to submit to national and state criminal record background check as condition of eligibility for compact privilege; mandating such applicants to submit fingerprints and to authorize the board, West Virginia State Police, and Federal Bureau of Investigation to use records submitted to screen applicants; prohibiting release of background check results; providing for exceptions; establishing that background check records are not public records; obligating applicants to complete background check immediately after application for privilege to practice; requiring applicants to pay costs of fingerprinting and background check; and authorizing rulemaking and emergency rulemaking; providing for a purpose; providing for definitions; providing requirements for state participation in the compact; requirements to exercise the compact privilege; requirements for a licensee to hold a home state license based on a compact privilege; requiring criminal background check and setting educational and other requirements for a licensed dietitian; authorizing member state to charge fee for granting compact privilege; providing for state participation in the compact; establishing the privilege to practice in member states; providing for change in primary state or residence procedures relating to licensing for active duty military personnel and their spouses; providing for procedures relating to duties, meetings, responsibilities, and adverse actions; establishing the dietitian licensure compact commission; providing for membership, powers and duties of the commission; and providing for an executive committee; providing for a data system available for use among the member states; providing for rulemaking authority of the commission; providing for dispute resolution, and enforcement provisions of the commission among the member states; providing for date of implementation among the member states; providing for applicability of the existing rules at the time a new member state joins the commission; providing for withdrawal of any member states and conditions that must be met until withdrawal is effective; providing for a six-month period before withdrawal is effective; providing for construction and severability of the provisions of the compact; and providing for a binding effect of the laws and rules of the compact among the member states. | Dead |
| HB2387 | To repeal the class A1 Pistol stamp for hunting | AN ACT to repeal §20-2-42L of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; relating to repeal of the Class A-1 small arms hunting stamp. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR19 | Declaring December 14 as Frosty the Snowman Day | Declaring December 14 as "Frosty the Snowman Day." | Dead |
| HB2190 | Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” | A BILL to amend and reenact §18B-3D-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding Potomac State College of West Virginia University as an eligible institution for participation in the "Learn and Earn Program"; and removing reference to the program being a "pilot" program. | 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 |
| HCR85 | Lavern “Mousey” Testerman Memorial Bridge | Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number: 30-010/01-000.02 () (30A050), (37.55534, -81.96599) locally known as Wharncliffe Box Beam, carrying CR 010/01 over Bens Creek in Mingo County, the "U.S. Army Corporal Lavern “Mousey” Testerman Memorial Bridge". | 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 |
| HB3487 | Providing that small format, micro hospitals are exempt from certificate of need review | The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption for small format, micro-hospitals from certificate of need review. | Dead |
| HB2780 | Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income | The purpose of this bill is to provide a subsidy for child care services rendered to children of child care program employees. | 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 |
| HB2111 | Establishing the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article designated §31-17B-1, §31-17B-2, §31-17B-3, §31-17B-4, §31-17B-5, §31-17B-6, and §31-17B-7, relating to establishing the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act; providing an article citation designation; defining terms; providing the applicability of this article to certain mortgage modifications and providing exceptions thereto; providing that certain existing terms and conditions of a mortgage continue to be in effect when other specified terms are modified without altering the loans secured priority against the property for which the loan is held; requesting courts to promote uniformity between states when applying and construing this act; providing that this act does limit and modify certain provisions of the Global and National Commerce Act and providing an exception thereto; and providing that the provisions of this act apply only to those mortgage modifications made on or after the effective date of the act. | Dead |
| HB2730 | Relating to establishing a pilot program to develop a childcare program where the state, employer, and employee, contribute one-third of the total cost each | The purpose of this bill is to improve the affordability, access, and quality of childcare by reducing the cost to the parent or caretaker. | Dead |
| HB2651 | Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees | The purpose of this bill is to establish that general and special supervisors or directors of instruction that may be employed by the county board are will and pleasure employees of the county board of education. | Dead |
| HB2981 | Relating to the Constitutional Office Fleet Management Act | The purpose of this bill is to give the constitutional offices of Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Agriculture an opt-out exemption from the fleet management division. Such offices will still be required to follow the regulations as laid out in this law. | Dead |
| HB2659 | Adding a special permit for a non-profit entity to be a qualified permit holder in a private outdoor designated area | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §60-7-8h, relating to adding a special permit for a non-profit entity to be a qualified permit holder in a private outdoor designated area. | 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 |
| HB3501 | Relating to residential real estate transactions | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Abolishment of Wholesaling Act, provide definitions for the act, provide exceptions, and abolish and prohibit wholesaling. | Dead |
| HB2454 | Relating to clarifying the Right to Farm Act relating to residential agricultural operations and the protection of agriculture | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the Right to Farm Act and the intent of the legislature to promote agriculture through agricultural businesses, promote the health of West Virginians and the West Virginia economy, and promote the protection of West Virginia agriculture. | Dead |
| HB2774 | Coach Protection Act | The purpose of this bill is to modify the criminal and administrative penalties for assault or battery on athletic officials. | Dead |
| HB2934 | Housing assistance for children aging out of foster care system | The purpose of this bill is to require the department prioritize housing applications for foster children who have turned 18 years of age and are transitioning from foster care. | Dead |
| HB2883 | Relating to the creation of an ENDS product directory | The purpose of this bill is to create an ENDS product directory and regulating the distribution and sale of ENDS products sold for retail sale. | Dead |
| HB3078 | Child Care speed Zone | The purpose of this bill is to establish a speed limit in licensed childcare zones. | Dead |
| HB3002 | Relating to the safeguarding of privileged information granted to the Commissioner of Agriculture | The purpose of this bill is to establish the authority of the commissioner of agriculture to safeguard private information that is shared with the department and the commissioner. | Dead |
| HB2060 | Creating tax exemption for agricultural cooperative associations | A BILL to amend §19-4-1 and §19-4-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-13-2s, relating to creating a tax exemption for agricultural cooperative associations. | Dead |
| HB3311 | Exempt counties with certain population growth from the CON process | The purpose of this bill is to exempt counties with certain population growth from requiring certificate of need; making the exemption permanent once attained; and requiring the Health Care Authority to annually publish a list of applicable counties. | Dead |
| HB3214 | Mountain Homes Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Mountain Homes Act and creating the Mountain Homes Fund to remove barriers to funding for home construction with the goal of promoting a sustainable quality of life for the state’s workforce. | Dead |
| HCR81 | Requesting the Department of Tourism to consult and coordinate with the West Virginia Golf Association in order to create a feasible plan for a tourism promoting state public golfing trail with at least one public course in each of the state’s nine tourism districts | Requesting the Department of Tourism to consult and coordinate with the West Virginia Golf Association in order to create a feasible plan for a tourism promoting state public golfing trail with at least one public course in each of the state’s nine tourism districts, utilizing each of the public golf courses in the State Park system, and designating such golf trail as West Virginia’s Almost Heaven Golf Trail. | Dead |
| HB3268 | Modifing the rules for transferring students | The purpose of this bill is to clarify rulemaking authority of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission; require that certain rules be modified and allowing the commission to pull the coaching credentials of any coach found guilty of illegally recruiting student athletes. | 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 |
| HB3210 | Modify the procedure for teachers when using leave | The purpose of this bill is to modify the procedure for teachers when using leave. | Dead |
| HB2704 | Revising the reimbursement and transportation process for post mental health involuntary commitment | The purpose of this bill is to allow for multiple deputies in the transportation of those involuntarily hospitalized and to allow counties the discretion to contract with another, closer jurisdiction out of state that may be closer to them. | Dead |
| HB2388 | Exclude workers of a ski area operators from maximum hour requirements | The purpose of this bill is to exclude seasonal workers of a ski area operator from the definition of "employee" for the purposes of maximum hour standards. | Dead |
| HB2059 | To move childcare from the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education and reclassify early childhood education | The purpose of this bill is to transfer all childcare services from the Department of Human Services to West Virginia State Board of Education. The bill provides for the implementation of Early Childhood Education Centers. The bill provides for funding. Finally, the bill provides for certification. | Dead |
| HB3165 | To regulate high school sports streaming fees and assert equality of amounts charged across the state | The purpose of this bill relates to the creation of the Streaming Rights and Equality Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for a definition. The bill provides for the regulation of high school sports streaming fees and asserting equality of amounts charged across the state; providing access to WVSSAC sports events as the participating schools are public in nature, and thus not to be controlled by a specific entity that limits access to the general public. Finally, the bill provides for penalties. | Dead |
| HJR34 | To reduce the business inventory tax | The purpose of this resolution is to permit the Legislature to exempt some species of tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation, reduce the rate of taxation or assessment for any species of tangible personal property; establish different statewide rates of taxation, assessment, or methods of valuation for different species of tangible personal property, or classify property as real property or personal property for ad valorem taxation. | Dead |
| HB2707 | Creating the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act. | Dead |
| HB2870 | Correcting the Issue of Fleeing DUI | The purpose of this bill relates to correct the issue of a fleeing DUI not being considered a DUI offense. | Dead |
| HB3079 | Licensure exemptions for military family child care providers | The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption for child day care programs located on military bases of licensure, approval, certification, and registration fees. | Dead |
| HB3069 | Market pay for Teachers | The purpose of this bill is to enhance pay for teachers; provide for market pay enhancement for teacher salaries in certain circumstances; provide for certification to the State Auditor; set out distribution of funds; require reporting; make funds subject to personal income tax; providing funds are in excess of minimum salary schedule; make enhancement not subject to state grievance process; and provide for rulemaking. | Dead |
| HB2968 | Relating to the cessation of PEIA as a public healthcare entity and permitting PEIA to operate as a private healthcare insurance company | The purpose of this bill relates to the cessation of PEIA as a public healthcare entity. The bill permits PEIA to operate as a private healthcare insurance company. The bill provides for a monthly payment to employees for the payment of healthcare premiums and related healthcare expenditures. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB2965 | To redirect payments to PEIA to employees in the form of a Health Savings Account (“HSA”) | The purpose of this bill is to redirect payments to PEIA to employees in the form of a Health Savings Account ("HSA"). The bill allows for the employee to choose his or her healthcare insurance plan. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB2690 | Dental Insurance Transparency Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Dental Insurance Transparency Act to regulate dental health care service plans; provide for transparency of expenditures of patient premiums; require carriers to file annual reports; authorize methods of payment; authorize third party network contracts; require annual rebates in the form of premium reductions if funds spent for patient care is less than a certain percentage of premium funds; and provide for legislative and emergency rulemaking. | 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 |
| HB2957 | Relating to fees collected for agricultural related special license plates to be deposited in the Agriculture Fees Fund. | The purpose of this bill is to have any fees collected for special license plate with a pollinator deposited in the Agricultural Fees Fund. Fees collected for special license plates relating to FFA and 4H shall be placed in their respective funds. | 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 |
| HB2628 | To make an attack on a K-9 officer a felony | The purpose of this bill is to define of police service canine and revising definition of law enforcement officer to include police service canine. | Dead |
| HCR64 | A Resolution to Preserve the Timeless Beauty and Heritage of West Virginia’s Natural Wonders. | [February 24, 2025; Referred to the committee on Rules] | Dead |
| HB2725 | Defining Urban Agriculture | The purpose of this bill is to define urban agriculture in this state. | Dead |
| HB2869 | Clarify the Meaning of Residence for the Purpose of Bail | The purpose of this bill is to require that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release. | Dead |
| HCR65 | Urging the United States Congress and the Department of Energy to fulfill federal obligations regarding spent nuclear fuel and establish a permanent repository | Urging the United States Congress and the Department of Energy to fulfill federal obligations regarding spent nuclear fuel and establish a permanent repository. | Dead |
| HB2744 | Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. | Dead |
| HB2791 | Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the "West Virginia Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act." The bill providing a title. The bill creates the application for licensure. The bill details the public adjuster and insured contract requirements. The bill creates an insured's rights. The bill provides requirements for funds received or held by a public adjuster. The bill creates fees and commissions for a public adjuster. The bill provides for penalties. The bill creates rules. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB2745 | Uniform Special Deposits Act | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Uniform Special Deposits Act. | Dead |
| HB2786 | Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders | The purpose of this bill is to exempt, from state income tax, salaries of law- enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS workers, and correctional officers. | Dead |
| HB2778 | To remove the taxation on burials, funerals and cremation | The purpose of this bill is to create a tax exemption for funeral, cremation, and burial services. | Dead |
| HB2788 | Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance | The purpose of this bill is provide the option to use accrued annual or sick leave for additional credited service or to fund health insurance under the West Virginia State Police Retirement System. | Dead |
| HB2652 | To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill provides for definitions. The bill creates conditions for government to search or seize physical or digital property from a third party. The bill defines illegal searches and seizures. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB2670 | To double the homestead tax exemption | The purpose of this bill is to increase the Homestead Property Tax Exemption from $20,000 to $40,000. | Dead |
| HB2660 | Amending the duties of a purchaser to secure a deed | The purpose of this bill is to amending duties of a purchaser of property sold by the Auditor for unpaid taxes to secure a deed to include the satisfaction of any municipal lien of record on the property. | 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 |
| HB2526 | Requiring usage of restrooms in public schools be based upon biological sex | The purpose of this bill is to assign the use of bathrooms and multi-person common changing rooms by gender and to prohibit the usage of a designated room under this section by a person of the opposite sex, with exceptions for family members, rendering medical or other assistance; and to establish penalties for violations. | Dead |
| HB2497 | Mandating executive branch agencies, the State Police, and county boards of education implement a Locality Pay adjustment on July 1, 2026 | The purpose of this bill is to mandate executive branch agencies, the State Police, and county boards of education implement a Locality Pay adjustment on July 1, 2027. The bill sets out the terms of eligibility. The bill further provides that no private cause of action or right to grievance shall arise as a result of enactment or operation of this policy | Dead |
| HB2407 | To remove income tax from overtime work | The purpose of this bill is to exempt income received by a full-time hourly waged paid employee as compensation for work performed in excess of 40 hours in a week from West Virginia income taxation. | Dead |
| HB2061 | Relating to the transfer of certain revenues derived from lottery activities | The purpose of this bill is to restore moneys previously removed from net terminal income in 2014 and the racetrack video lottery and racetrack table games. | 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 |
| HB2436 | Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes | The purpose of this bill is to permit magistrates to order mental health evaluations prior to setting bonds for certain crimes. | Dead |
| HB2442 | Relating to entry upon or recovery of 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 |
| HB2494 | Relating generally to child labor. | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the requirement that 14 or 15 year old obtain a work permit; establishing that employer seeking to hire a child 14 or older receive an age certificate from the commission prior to employing the child; providing commissioner the authority to issue age certificates for children ages 14 and over; and providing penalties for a person that issues an age certificate in violation of the article. | Dead |
| HB2385 | To exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax | The purpose of this bill is to exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax. | Dead |
| HB2064 | Relating to limitations on craft cocktail orders | The purpose of this bill is to limit the sale and service of alcoholic liquor, nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer, and where wine may be sold and served; on sealed craft cocktail or wine growlers sold to persons who have dined in an establishment, or a patron who is in vehicle while picking up food or a meal and ordered a sealed craft cocktail or wine growler. | Dead |
| HB2148 | Relating to the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act in order to encourage investment in business development in this state and thereby increase employment and economic development, with concomitant increased aggregate tax revenue arising from economic growth. | Dead |
| HB2371 | Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and Allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials | The purpose of this bill is to increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials from $500 to $5,000 per year. | Dead |
| HB2055 | Relating to requirements for canned or packaged food and percentage limits for fortified wine | The purpose of this bill is to make minor corrections in the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration ("ABCA") code sections correcting mistakes relating to a $100 requirement for canned or packaged food and mistaken listed percentage for fortified wine. | Dead |
| HB2110 | Establishing the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act | The purpose of this bill is to enact the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act; which allows the state attorney general to receive access to filings with the federal government of required business mergers that may have antitrust implications that can impact the state, so the state can participate in the antitrust review process while assuring that the attorney general preserves the confidentiality of shared documents. | Dead |
| HB2058 | Relating to military connected students | The purpose of this bill is to provide military connected students access to education an relates to advance enrollment, rights of those students and teacher and student support. | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | 10 | |
| Detail | West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Department of Transportation Accountability Legislative Oversight Commission | 1 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Government Organization Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Health Committee | 7 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | District 99 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/01/2022 | |
| WV | West Virginia House District 65 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/01/2020 | 01/17/2024 |