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Legislator > Laura Wakim Chapman
State Senator
Laura Wakim Chapman
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia Senate District 01
In Office - Started: 12/01/2022
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Capitol Office
State Capitol Complex, Building 1
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-357-7918
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB158 | Modifying eligibility requirements for serving as member of State Board of Education | AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modifying eligibility and qualifications to serve as an appointed member of the State Board of Education; prohibiting certain political and other activities; and permitting certain political activities. | Vetoed |
| SB833 | Excluding pharmaceutical medication from prior authorization gold card process | AN ACT to amend and reenact §5-16-7f, §9-5-32, §33-15-4s, §33-16-3dd, §33-24-7s, §33-25-8p, and §33-25a-8s of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prior authorization; and clarifying that pharmaceutical medication if excluded from the prior authorization gold card process. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1 | Requiring utility work and road paving coordination | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17-4-8a, relating to road paving and utility work coordination; defining terms; requiring reports by utilities; requiring report review by the Division of Highways and posting of information on its website; and requiring restoration work by utilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB500 | Transferring audits of volunteer fire departments to Legislative Auditor | AN ACT to amend and reenact §8-15-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to transferring audit authority for volunteer fire companies to the Legislative Auditor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB464 | Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor | AN ACT to amend and reenact §17A-3-14g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the issuance of special plates to recipients of the Distinguished Medal of Valor or their surviving spouse; providing for plate design by Division of Motor Vehicles; specifying fees; exempting certain individuals from registration fees; and providing application and qualification requirements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB526 | Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act | AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-5-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to updating a pharmacist’s scope of practice; authorizing pharmacists to prescribe certain drugs in accordance with Food and Drug Administration labeling; limiting the conditions for which a pharmacist may test; requiring the pharmacist notify the patient’s primary care physician; and limiting a prescription to a 30-day supply within a six-month time frame. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB710 | Relating to the practice of teledentistry | AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-4-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §30-4-8b, relating to the practice of dentistry; defining terms; setting forth the requirements for teledentistry licensure or registration; setting forth the standard of care for teledentistry; setting forth the requirements to establish a provider-patient relationship for teledentistry; setting forth exceptions to the provider-patient relationship for teledentistry; setting forth prerequisites to services for teledentistry; setting forth required disclosures for teledentistry; setting forth informed consent for teledentistry; setting forth record-keeping requirements for teledentistry; setting forth patient privacy requirements for teledentistry; setting forth provider competency requirements for teledentistry; requiring rulemaking; setting forth disciplinary proceedings for teledentistry; and setting forth disciplinary procedures teledentistry. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR50 | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding | Requesting stream and river restoration opportunities that would assist the citizens of West Virginia in addressing existing flooding damage and mitigating the risk of future flooding damage be evaluated and acted upon by the federal government. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR26 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study smoke shops | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the issue smoke shops pose in relation to the products they sell and the health risk items sold by smoke shops both legal and illegal, the sale of legal and illegal tobacco and nicotine products to minors within the state of West Virginia and the sale and regulation of tobacco, nicotine, CBD, kratom and cannabis. | Dead |
| SCR27 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study sale of alcohol | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the issues surrounding the sale of alcohol and liquor, specifically evaluating the regulatory framework while simultaneously addressing efficiency and ways to modernize liquor and alcohol regulation in the state of West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB252 | Requiring coverage of home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain Medicaid recipients | The purpose of this bill is to require coverage and reimbursement for home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain persons diagnosed with hypertension. | Dead |
| SR46 | Designating April 8, 2025, as Child Care Day | Designating April 8, 2025, as Child Care Day at the Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB886 | Relating to Foster Child Bill of Rights | The purpose of this bill is to ensure child in foster care or a kinship placement are made aware of his or her rights. | Dead |
| SR44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Memorializing the life of Jerry West, basketball legend and son of West Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB292 | Allowing doula services be covered by Medicaid and PEIA | The purpose of this bill is to require doula services to be covered by Medicaid and PEIA and to increase reimbursement rates. | Dead |
| SB163 | Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs | The purpose of this bill is to include postpartum depression, anxiety, psychosis, and obsessive-compulsive disorders in existing public health programs. | Dead |
| SJR8 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section 1, article IV thereof, to prohibit persons who are not United States citizens from voting in any elections held in West Virginia; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| SR45 | Designating April 3, 2025, as Women and Girls’ Day | Designating April 3, 2025, as Women and Girls’ Day at the Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB832 | Providing for administration of cost-sharing calculations | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the administration of cost-sharing calculations, define terms, and setting an effective date. | Dead |
| SB604 | Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility bills | A BILL to amend and reenact §24-2A-1 and §24-2A-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to notify the Public Service Commission that a person is eligible for a discount on his or her utility bills; requiring the commission to order the utility to apply the reduced rate without requiring an application from the customer; amending manner in which applicable monthly discount is calculated; clarifying that eligibility for discount is limited to named beneficiary recipients and their spouses; and requiring the Department of Health and the Public Service Commission to adopt rules to implement those requirements. | Dead |
| SB804 | Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform Act | The purpose of this bill is to reform the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. | Dead |
| SB8 | Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender | AN ACT to amend and reenact §49-4-201 and §49-4-206 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the places that can be designated a safe surrender site to include emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments, relating to allowing emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments that take possession of a child to perform any act necessary to protect the physical health or safety of the child, relating to permitting the installation of newborn safety devices at emergency medical service facilities, police departments, 911 call centers, or sheriff’s detachments that have been designated as safe-surrender sites; and providing conditions for the same. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB291 | Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to biennially | AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-5-22 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to registration of pharmacies; and extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to biennially. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB865 | Relating to best interests of child standard | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the best interest of the child is paramount in decisions made by specific state entities or individuals. It provides the factors that must be considered when assessing the child’s best interests. | Dead |
| SB822 | Requiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigations | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §49-2-815, relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations; setting forth effective date; setting forth requirements for system; setting forth term of pilot program; and requiring reporting. | Dead |
| SB887 | Creating intermediate conservatorship or guardianship process prior to individual being involuntarily committed | The purpose of this bill is to create an intermediate conservatorship or guardianship process prior to an individual being involuntarily committed. | Dead |
| SB913 | Relating to brain injury screening training | The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to train its personnel to screen incoming and incarcerated individuals for brain injury with a screening process designed in conjunction with a study group. The bill lists the agencies that must enter a memorandum of understanding to share confidential health information that is pertinent to the study group's study. | Dead |
| SB905 | Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain services | A BILL to amend and reenact §5-16-7, §33-15-4u, §33-16-3ff, §33-24-7u, §33-25-8r, and §33-25A-8u of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the Public Employees Insurance Agency and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for the same services provided between behavioral health, mental health, and medical and surgical health care providers; setting forth providers eligible for parity payment; providing requirements for claim submission; prohibiting insurer from reducing reimbursement paid to physician; and setting forth an effective date. | Dead |
| SB821 | Requiring child protective services workers to wear body-worn cameras | A BILL to amend and reenact §49-2-802 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to body-worn cameras; requiring Child Protective Services workers to attempt to wear body-worn cameras during investigations; requiring workers to obtain consent to use body worn cameras; permitting workers to refrain from using cameras in specific circumstances; requiring audio and video to be maintained for specified time frame; and stating that audio and video file is part of the confidential child welfare record. | Dead |
| SB450 | Establishing WV Guardian Program | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-5-52, relating to allowing county boards of education to contract with an independent contractor, known as a West Virginia guardian, who is a former state trooper, former deputy sheriff, former state fire marshal, former Department of Natural Resources police officer, former municipal police officer, or former federal law-enforcement officer to provide to provide public safety and/or security on school grounds to protect life and property; specifying the authority of independent contractors participating in the program and an apparel requirement; requiring the West Virginia guardian to apply for a permit from the county sheriff of the county in which the guardian will provide services; mandating the county sheriff to require an applicant to provide proof of meeting certain requirements; allowing county board to impose additional requirements; requiring permit application fee to be deposited into a guardian program fund; stating that meeting all of certain requirements does not guarantee a contract will be extended to the applicant; specifying instances in which an independent contractor is precluded from participation as a West Virginia guardian; addressing civil and criminal liability; exempting West Virginia guardian contract from certain purchasing requirements; clarifying that county board participation is voluntary and subject to the availability of county funds; and providing for exclusions from state benefit programs. | Dead |
| SB932 | Combining offices of Legislative Auditor and State Auditor | The purpose of this bill is to combine the offices of the Legislative Auditor and the State Auditor. | Dead |
| SR39 | Designating March as Kidney Disease Awareness Month | Designating March as Kidney Disease Awareness Month | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB817 | Regulating private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programs | The purpose of this bill is to license facilities treating youth in West Virginia. | Dead |
| SB851 | Creating Child Protection Investigations Reform Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Child Protection Investigations Reform Act; and require notification to a person accused of child abuse or neglect of the person's rights in connection with an investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services. | Dead |
| SB719 | Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services | A BILL to amend and reenact §16-4-10, §16-30-3, §16-30C-6, §60-6-23, and §60A-5-504 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §16-30-26, relating to the age at which a minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services; changing the age a minor can consent to sexually transmitted disease care with notice; removing the definition of “mature minor” from the code; adding when a minor can consent to general health services for himself or herself with notice; detailing when notice is not required; removing the ability of a mature minor to consent to a do-not-resuscitate order by himself or herself; changing the age a minor can consent to alcohol addiction care with notice; and changing the age a minor can consent to controlled substance addiction care with notice. | Dead |
| SB811 | Creating Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program | The purpose of this bill is to create the Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program. | Dead |
| SB824 | Amending procedures for regulation of scope of practice for occupations and professions | The purpose of this bill is to amend the process by the Performance Evaluation and Research Division of the Office of the Legislative Auditor relating to the enactment or modification of an occupational or professional regulation; it undertakes to determine if the scope of practice of a regulated profession should be established, revised, or expanded; and removes language requiring that the scope of practice in occupational regulations be construed narrowly. | Dead |
| SB697 | Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish a tax credit for eligible family members providing caregiver services to an eligible family member. | Dead |
| SB702 | Relating to payment rates for child care services | The purpose of this bill is to require the Bureau for Family Assistance to increase the base rate paid to childcare providers and to study a performance-based model of incentive payments to increase quality and to provide reporting. | Dead |
| SR35 | Recognizing WV Mothers and Babies Support Program for its outstanding achievements | Recognizing the West Virginia Mothers and Babies Support Program for their outstanding achievements. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB813 | Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin | The purpose of this bill is to extend the timeframe for the department to identify relatives and fictive kin of the child. | Dead |
| SB221 | Authorizing child or child care tax credit | The purpose of this bill is to create and authorize a state child and child care tax credit. | Dead |
| SB760 | Modifying rate of tax due on licensee's adjusted gross receipts | The purpose of this bill is to modify the rate of tax due on a licensee's adjusted gross receipts. | Dead |
| SB759 | Relating to having no requirement for immunization | The purpose of this bill is to state that the kinship parent, foster parent, and adoptive parent, and their households are not required to be immunized to be considered to take a kinship, foster, or adoptive placement. The bill protects their immunization records from being provided and protects their immunization status from being used against them in the department's determination of child placement. | Dead |
| SR22 | Recognizing 175th anniversary of Wheeling Hospital | Recognizing the 175th anniversary of Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB263 | Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession | A BILL to amend and reenact §21-1-6, §21-5-5c, §21-14-6, §21-16-7, §29-3B-4, §29-3C-4, and §29-3D-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to the use of criminal records as disqualification from initial licensure or other authorization to practice certain professions or occupations regulated by the Division of Labor or the State Fire Marshal; prohibiting licensing authorities from disqualifying an applicant from initial licensure because of a prior criminal conviction that remains unreversed unless that conviction is for a crime that directly and specifically relates to the activity requiring licensure such that granting the applicant licensure would pose a direct and substantial risk to the public because the applicant has not been rehabilitated; providing factors for a licensing authority to determine whether a criminal conviction directly and specifically relates to a profession or occupation; providing evidence of rehabilitation or treatment undertaken by the individual to be considered by a licensing authority in determining whether a criminal conviction directly and specifically relates to a profession or occupation; clarifying that a licensing authority may not disqualify an applicant from initial licensure because of a prior criminal conviction if certain criteria are met; authorizing an individual who has not previously held a license from the licensing authority to petition the authority for a determination of whether the individual’s criminal record will disqualify the individual from obtaining a license; prohibiting a licensing authority from considering or from requiring an individual to disclose an arrest not followed by conviction in an application for initial licensure or determination of qualification for license; requiring licensing authorities to update licensure forms, relevant public-facing documents, and website; providing that the Commission of Labor may not disqualify an applicant from initial licensure as a psychophysiological detection of deception examiners because of a prior felony conviction that remains unreversed unless that conviction is for a crime that bears a rational nexus to practicing as an examiner; and clarifying the qualifications required to be licensed as a Class I or Class II psychophysiological detection of deception examiner. | Dead |
| SB648 | Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulations | The purpose of this bill is to require courts and administrative officers to interpret statutes, regulations, and regulatory documents anew and not defer to the agency's interpretation of the rule or statute. | Dead |
| SB434 | Requiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schools | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-9F-11, relating to requiring the West Virginia Board of Education to promulgate a rule to implement a wearable panic alert system at every public school; specifying required capabilities of the wearable panic alert system; requiring each county board to provide each employee assigned to a public school facility with a wearable alert device; requiring annual training on the protocol for and appropriate use of the panic alert device; and requiring each county board to ensure that all security data within a public school facility is accessible by a local law-enforcement agency and to coordinate with the local law-enforcement agency to establish appropriate access protocols. | Dead |
| SR13 | Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto | Memorializing the life of Wanda Porterfield Casto, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and dedicated public servant. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB169 | Increasing Medicaid personal needs allowance | The purpose of this bill is to increase the Medicaid personal needs allowance starting July 1, 2026. | Dead |
| SR3 | Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Creating a Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health for the Eighty-Seventh Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB429 | Providing tax credit to certain honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and/or fishing license | The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit for 50% of the cost of a lifetime hunting and/or fishing license for veterans who have been honorably discharged from the armed services. | Dead |
| SB430 | Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinations | The purpose of this bill is to require insurance providers to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost sharing. | Dead |
| SB556 | Prohibiting requirement of certain immunizations as condition of being foster parent | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the requirement of certain immunizations as condition of being a foster parent and provide an exception. | Dead |
| SB173 | Permitting hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees | The purpose of this bill is to permit a hotel or public lodging establishment to provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to employees and to provide for rulemaking. | Dead |
| SB28 | Requiring insurance coverage of certain genetic testing without cost sharing | The purpose of this bill is to require insurance coverage for clinical genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation and evidenced-based cancer imaging; and providing that this testing is not subject to cost-sharing. | Dead |
| SB286 | Granting parents access to health records of minor child | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that neither a parent nor legal guardian of a minor child shall be denied access to the minor child's medical records. | Dead |
| SR5 | Designating February 14, 2025, as National Organ Donor Day at Legislature | Designating February 14, 2025, as National Organ Donor Day at the Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB498 | Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interests | The purpose of this bill is to create instant scratch off lottery ticket games to fund various projects of interest to the public; to create a fire department lottery ticket to fund the All County Fire Protection Fund; to create an emergency medical services lottery ticket to fund the Emergency Medical Services Equipment and Training Fund; to create an schools lottery ticket to fund the Innovation in Education Fund; and to create a roads lottery ticket to the fund the State Road Fund. | Dead |
| SB497 | Preventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated event | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit cancellation of homeowners insurance for an isolated incident. | Dead |
| SB433 | Relating to dental health care service plans | The purpose of this bill is to require transparency of dental health care insurance products. The bill requires annual reporting of the medical loss ratio with the Insurance Commissioner. The bill sets forth standards for the methods by which a dental carrier may pay a dental provider. The bill authorizes third party networks and sets standards for such networks. The bill requires an annual rebate to be paid in the form of a premium reduction when the MLR is not met. The bill provides for rulemaking. | Dead |
| SB285 | Creating WV Guardian Program | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Guardian Program. The bill sets out the purpose of the program and allows county school boards to hire independent contractors to provide safety services in schools. The bill defines terms, sets out the authority of independent contractors, and provides requirements for participation in the program. The bill also provides for exclusions from participation in the program. The bill provides for a limitation of liability for county school boards, provides exemptions from purchasing requirements, and excludes independent contractors in the program from participation in state benefit programs. | Dead |
| SB209 | Creating WV Guardian Program | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Guardian program to provide public safety and/or security on public school grounds and buildings. | Dead |
| SB157 | Providing pay raise for state road employees | The purpose of this bill is to provide a $5,000 raise to state road employees. | Dead |
| SB182 | Relating to EMT funding | The purpose of this bill is to establish a program for emergency medical services personnel to become certified paramedics; and providing for its funding. | Dead |
| SB179 | Granting school administrators ability to hold students back for 20 or more missed days | The purpose of this bill is to grant school administrators the ability to refuse to promote a student to the next grade if the child has missed 20 or more days of school. This is in an effort to curb unexcused absences. | Dead |
| SB262 | Establishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screenings | The purpose of this bill is to establish insurance provisions that require coverage for annual breast cancer screenings. | Dead |
| SB181 | Requiring payments to court-appointed attorneys be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of voucher submission | The purpose of this bill is to require that payments to attorneys who provide legal services for court-ordered appointments to be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of the submission or the voucher. | Dead |
| SB161 | Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafe | The purpose of this bill is regarding water quality affecting residents of the state; establishing findings; requiring Department of Health evaluate whether public water sources contain levels of contaminants making them unsafe; providing water filtration equipment or technology to residents whose water is deemed unsafe; and providing for rulemaking. | Dead |
| SB126 | WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Volunteer State Defense Guard. The West Virginia National Guard is often called to other duties such as filling roles as corrections officers in West Virginia prisons, filling staffing shortages in our West Virginia hospitals, etc. Knowing that natural disasters often plague our state, West Virginia is left vulnerable when the National Guard is called to other duties. This volunteer state guard will not cost the taxpayers any money. | Dead |
| SB27 | Clarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minor | The purpose of this bill is to amend and clarify the felony of exhibiting "obscene matter" to a minor for the purpose of abuse to be clarified to include any depiction of sexually graphic material to a minor for the purpose of seducing a minor. | Dead |
| SB185 | Relating to lab grown meat | The purpose of this bill is to require a label informing the public of lab grown meat being sold in this state. | Dead |
| SB168 | Prohibiting rent control | The purpose of this bill is to proscribe rent control. | Dead |
| SB180 | Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schools | The purpose of this bill is to allow all public schools to instruct students on world languages. The legislature finds learning a world language can improve student math and reading outcomes, improve academic focus, and provide additional career opportunities after graduation. The legislature further finds that an educator obtaining professional learning hours related to teaching world languages may use those hours to satisfy continuing education requirements. | Dead |
| SB176 | Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments | The purpose of this bill is to create the Food Allergen Awareness Act. | Dead |
| SB174 | Clarifying what constitutes shelter for animals exposed to cold weather | The purpose of this bill is to provide added protection for animals exposed to extreme weather. | Dead |
| SB170 | Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act. | Dead |
| SB156 | Providing diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost sharing | The purpose of this bill is to require insurance providers to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost sharing. | Dead |
| SB125 | Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the amendments made to this section by HB 4785 (2022), which changed the timeframe in subsection (d) for filling vacancies in all judicial offices from two to three years. | Dead |
| SB177 | Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act | The purpose of this bill is to authorize pharmacists to practice the full extent of their education and training to prescribe low-risk medications to patients. | Dead |
| SB175 | Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties | The purpose of this bill is to lower rent for tenants. | Dead |
| SB164 | Clarifying parent and guardian access to minor child's medical records | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that neither a parent nor legal guardian of a minor child shall be denied access to the minor child's medical records without requiring a child to sign a document permitting his or her parents to see the records. | Dead |
| SJR5 | Bi-annual Legislative Session Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia by amending article VI, section 18, relating to establishing that the Legislature assemble bi-annually; that session commence on the second Wednesday in each odd-numbered year; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| SB167 | Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state lines | The purpose of this bill is to permit the care of a patient by telemedicine across state lines | Dead |
| SB165 | Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kin | The purpose of this bill is to ensure that all financial support presently available to certified foster parents is provided to kinship parents and fictive kin. The barriers and burdens placed upon kinship parents and fictive kin are too onerous. | Dead |
| SB166 | Requiring CPS to give parents written copy of their rights in certain circumstances | The purpose of this bill is to require that parents, named as a respondent, in an abuse and neglect case or investigation by Child Protective Services are given a copy of their rights that is written in plain, understandable language and giving authority to ensure receipt of said rights to the prosecutor of the county in which the investigation is taking place. | Dead |
| SB184 | Prohibiting pre-conviction forfeiture of someone merely accused of crime | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit pre-conviction forfeiture of someone who is merely accused of a crime. | Dead |
| SB172 | Permitting retired teachers to substitute up to 180 days without penalty of losing retirement | The purpose of this bill is to allow retired teachers to serve as substitute teachers without sacrificing their retirement benefits and allowing the retired teachers employed as substitute teachers to contribute to their retirement funds but that no contribution shall be required of the employer. | Dead |
| SB40 | Requiring doula services be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and PEIA | The purpose of this bill is to require doula services to be covered by Medicaid and PEIA. | Dead |
| SB159 | Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patients | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit certain medical practices; prohibit medical providers from performing pelvic, prostate, rectal, and breast exams on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specific circumstances; and establish an effective date. | Dead |
| SB178 | Imposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in state | The purpose of this bill is to limit the number of terms of elected officials to three. | Dead |
| SB162 | Limiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizens | The purpose of this bill is to limit the price of prescription drugs to older West Virginians to the lowest price that drug is available in the United States. | Dead |
| SB171 | Requiring all state buildings provide private room for nursing or breastfeeding purposes | The purpose of this bill is to require all state buildings to provide a private room in which mothers can express milk or nurse their children. | Dead |
| SB2 | Designating Patriot Day as state holiday | The purpose of this bill is to designate September 13 as the annual legal holiday of "Patriot Day". | Dead |
| SB160 | Providing Medicaid coverage for postpartum health care | The purpose of this bill is to provide Medicaid coverage for postpartum healthcare. | Dead |
| SB183 | Providing tax deduction for medical payments | The purpose of this bill is to deduct payment of medical expenses from state tax payment. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 601) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 600) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 585) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB196 | Lauren's Law | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 549) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB35 | Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 604) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB154 | Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 598) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB280 | Displaying official US motto in public schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 550) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB102 | Modifying form of certain deeds | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 595) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB427 | Permitting certain teenagers to work without obtaining work permit | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 575) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2347 | The Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act. | Passed Senate (Roll No. 545) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 610) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion to concur in House amendments adopted(Roll No. 609) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 608) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Motion to withdraw suspension of Joint Rule 3 and concurrence adopted (Roll No. 607) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Passed Senate (Roll No. 606) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB474 | Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs | Passed Senate (Roll No. 605) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 605) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB526 | Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 551) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB531 | Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 594) | 04/12/2025 | Absent |
| HB2695 | Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 599) | 04/12/2025 | Nay |
| HB2797 | Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 581) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Effective from passage (Roll No. 612) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 611) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Effective from passage (Roll No. 583) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB586 | Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 582) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB581 | Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 576) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB587 | Relating generally to government contracting | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 553) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2880 | Relating to parent resource navigators | Senate adopted conference report and passed bill (Roll No. 602) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB576 | Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 552) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Effective from passage (Roll No. 590) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3125 | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Passed Senate (Roll No. 589) | 04/12/2025 | Absent |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 597) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 596) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3164 | Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee | Passed Senate (Roll No. 603) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB710 | Relating to the practice of teledentistry | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 577) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB712 | Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 554) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB712 | Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 555) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | Senate receded and passed (Roll No. 592) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3297 | Establishing the Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship at West Virginia University. | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 586) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Effective from passage (Roll No. 568) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Passed Senate (Roll No. 567) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 566) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Effective from passage (Roll No. 571) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Passed Senate (Roll No. 570) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 569) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Effective from passage (Roll No. 565) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Passed Senate (Roll No. 564) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 563) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Effective from passage (Roll No. 537) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Passed Senate (Roll No. 536) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 535) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Effective from passage (Roll No. 534) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Passed Senate (Roll No. 533) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 532) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Effective from passage (Roll No. 540) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Passed Senate (Roll No. 539) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 538) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Effective from passage (Roll No. 574) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Passed Senate (Roll No. 573) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 572) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Effective from passage (Roll No. 543) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Passed Senate (Roll No. 542) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 541) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 591) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB837 | Eliminating WV Office of Equal Opportunity | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 555) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB825 | Permitting higher education institutions enter agreements with non-profit organizations for economic development and job creation | Effective from passage (Roll No. 579) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB825 | Permitting higher education institutions enter agreements with non-profit organizations for economic development and job creation | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 578) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB866 | Requiring WV Board of Education to promulgate legislative rule in consultation with WV Board of Physical Therapy | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 584) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB914 | Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools | Effective from passage (Roll No. 558) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB914 | Relating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schools | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 557) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB912 | Relating to student growth assessment program | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 556) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB907 | Relating to high impact development projects | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 580) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB941 | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Effective from passage (Roll No. 560) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB941 | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Passed Senate (Roll No. 559) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Effective from passage (Roll No. 562) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| SB942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 561) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3517 | Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 593) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Effective from passage (Roll No. 588) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Passed Senate (Roll No. 587) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 544) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Effective from passage (Roll No. 476) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2054 | Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets | Passed Senate (Roll No. 466) | 04/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | Passed Senate (Roll No. 467) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Effective from passage (Roll No. 470) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Passed Senate (Roll No. 469) | 04/11/2025 | Nay |
| HB2121 | Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 468) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 514) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Effective from passage (Roll No. 500) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB225 | Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 499) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB1 | Requiring utility work and road paving coordination | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 519) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2026 | Budget Bill | Effective from passage (Roll No. 518) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2026 | Budget Bill | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 517) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| SB449 | Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 498) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2344 | Relating generally to traffic safety | Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 471) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2358 | Relating to postmortem examinations | Passed Senate (Roll No. 474) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 473) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2351 | Relating to compensation for panel attorneys | Passed Senate (Roll No. 472) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2434 | Relating to establishing the Stop Squatters Act | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 529) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2451 | To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses | Passed Senate (Roll No. 515) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| HB2511 | Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places | Passed Senate (Roll No. 475) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Corrections and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Interim Committees | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Government Organization Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Health and Human Resources Accountability Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Health Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Insurance and Public Employees Insurance Agency Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Judiciary Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Technology and Infrastructure Committee | 2 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Banking and Insurance Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Rules Committee | 4 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | West Virginia Senate District 01 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 12/01/2022 |