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State Senator
Kevan Bartlett
(R) - West Virginia
West Virginia Senate District 08
In Office - Started: 02/05/2025
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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: 304-357-7841
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-1-26, §30-3-20, and §30-14-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding two new sections, designated §30-3E-20 and §30-7-15f, relating to prohibiting certain medical practices; requiring proposed legislative rule regarding telehealth practice by a telehealth practitioner to include a prohibition on prescribing or dispensing gender altering medication; defining terms; removing an exemption to prohibited practices; providing for an effective date; providing that violations of certain prohibited practices require revocation of professional license of allopathic physicians, osteopathic, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses; providing for various forms of relief for violations of this article; providing for an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of merit; providing for the Attorney General to bring an enforcement action; permitting intervention in proceedings; applying the prohibited practices to allopathic physicians, osteopathic, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses; and providing effective dates. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB722 | Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §11-13NN-1, §11-13NN-2, §11-13NN-3, §11-13NN-4, §11-13NN-5, §11-13NN-6, §11-13NN-7, and §11-13NN-8, relating to creating the West Virginia Short Line Railroad Modernization Act; defining terms; setting out the amount of the tax credit; setting limitations on the credit; providing for requirements to claim the credit; setting out uses of the credit; providing for carryover of the credit; allowing the transfer of the credit; providing for review and accountability; and setting a sunset date. | Vetoed |
| SB810 | Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses | AN ACT to amend and reenact §30-7-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the qualifications required for the administration of anesthesia; permitting qualified registered nurse may administer anesthesia in cooperation with certain health care professionals; defining term; providing dentist holding specified permit may cooperate with certified registered nurse anesthetist; limiting liability; setting conditions in which a certified registered nurse anesthetist may perform acts; stating that certified registered nurse anesthetist does not have independent practice; setting forth approved titles; and requiring reporting. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB280 | Displaying official US motto in public schools | AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §18-9H-1; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated §18B-14-12, relating to requiring public elementary and secondary schools and state institutions of higher education to display in a conspicuous location within a common area of the main building or similar location in another building a durable poster or framed copy of the United States motto, “In God We Trust”; imposing requirements for the durable poster or framed copy; making the requirements subject to donation; and applying requirement to public charter schools. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB270 | Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency | AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-5-19a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to limiting restrictions of firearms owners during certain states of emergency and other like states; declaring the sale, repair, maintenance, and manufacture of firearms, ammunition, and related accessories and components to be essential businesses and services for the purposes of safety and security in times of declared emergency or any other statutorily authorized responses to disaster, war, acts of terrorism, riot or civil disorder, or other emergencies; adding entities engaged in providing firearms safety training, or firearms safety instructor courses, classes, or programs to a list of entities the operation of which may not be restricted by state action in an emergency; limiting restrictions on lawful hunting or fishing activities in an emergency; prohibiting specific governmental regulation of firearms, ammunition, components or accessories of any kind or nature, or their use or possession; extending the expiration date of concealed license during emergencies; providing enumerated exceptions that would permit limited government action in the regulation of firearms in emergencies in certain narrowly tailored factual scenarios; creating an action for damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or other appropriate redress for the unlawful seizure or confiscation of firearms or related accessories and components; and providing for civil damages. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB449 | Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools | AN ACT to amend and reenact §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §18-2-46, relating to permitting air rifles and rimfire rifles on school buses solely during transportation to or from a school-sponsored shooting team event, on the grounds of any primary or secondary educational facility of any type for shooting team purposes, and at a school-sponsored shooting team function that is taking place in a specific area that is owned, rented, or leased by West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, a county school board, or local public school; requiring that during the school day or at any time other than school-sponsored team events or practices, the air rifles and rimfire rifles and ammunition be locked up in a location where students do not have access; and requiring air rifles and rimfire rifles and ammunition stored on school buses to be placed in a locked case and located in a specific location that is determined by the state transportation director or the county transportation director. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB617 | Discouraging gang activity | AN ACT to amend and reenact §61-13-1, §61-13-2, and §61-13-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to organized criminal enterprises; amending the findings to include gangs and gang activity; creating a definition of “gang”; adding gang activity to offenses punishable by this section; adding certain qualifying offenses to be subject to the Anti-Organized Criminal Enterprise Act; clarifying that certain offenses are separate and distinct crimes; creating criminal penalties; and making technical corrections. | 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 |
| SB761 | Creating Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act | A BILL to amend and reenact §27-5-2 and §27-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to involuntary custody and involuntary hospitalization; providing additional grounds for application for involuntary hospitalization; modifying evidentiary standards for imposing civil liability on mental health professionals rendering services in mental hygiene cases; requiring individual to agree to voluntary treatment before being removed from involuntary hospitalization prior to probable cause hearing; providing additional grounds for satisfaction of probable cause and involuntary hospitalization standards in mental hygiene proceedings; providing name of amendments; permitting hospitalization of individuals with substance use disorder under certain circumstances; providing prohibition on consideration of refusal of substance abuse services when considering individual’s judgment; providing for dismissal of involuntary hospitalization proceedings under certain circumstances; setting forth additional required findings by the chief medical officer; providing for restoration of firearm possession rights under certain circumstances; and providing for removal of individual from mental health registry under certain circumstances. | Dead |
| SB944 | Creating WV Child First Advisory Committee | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §9-5-34, relating to the creation of the West Virginia Child First Advisory Committee and the West Virginia Child First Fund; creating advisory committee; setting forth composition of advisory committee; providing duties of advisory committee; providing for minimum number of meetings; requiring annual findings and report; providing authority to create subcommittees and working groups; establishing West Virginia Child First Fund; providing for promulgation of rules; and providing for management of moneys within fund. | Dead |
| SCR5 | US Marine Corps Sergeant Robert Milford Payne Memorial Bridge | Requesting the Division of Highways name bridge number 20A754, Latitude 38.413431, Longitude -81.796431, locally known as the Cross Lanes Overpass, carrying WV Route 622 over Interstate 64 in Kanawha County, the "U. S. Marine Corps Sergeant Robert Milford Payne Memorial Bridge". | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Memorializing the life of Jerry West, basketball legend and son of West Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB54 | Requiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schools | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18-2-9b, relating to requiring all public schools located within this state to give age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust. | Dead |
| SJR2 | Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section 47, article VI thereof, relating to authorizing the incorporation of religious denominations; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | 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 |
| SB85 | Prohibiting use or sale of abortifacients | A BILL to amend and reenact §16-2R-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §16-2R-10, relating to prohibiting mailing of abortifacients; prohibiting placing abortifacients in the stream of commerce; prohibiting prescribing abortifacients; prohibiting dissemination of abortifacients without lawfully valid prescription; defining terms; creating criminal penalties; providing for revocation of medical license in certain circumstances; providing exceptions; and creating severability. | Dead |
| SCR23 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study WV Secondary School Activities Commission | Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the mission of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission; how effective it is in achieving that mission; improving the commission’s efficiency; whether the commission is sufficiently transparent; whether the commission has sufficient accountability; and whether a performance evaluation would be appropriate. | Dead |
| SB943 | Clarifying apiaries are protected agricultural operations | A BILL to amend and reenact §19-13-1 and §19-13-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying that apiaries are protected agricultural operations; and providing findings of the West Virginia Apiary Act. | 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 |
| SB506 | Relating to enhanced pay for certain teachers | A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §18A-4-2d, relating to enhanced pay for certain teachers; setting out legislative findings; defining terms; requiring use of the highest of two multipliers to be used to set the amount of the market pay enhancement; requiring market pay enhancement to be adjusted annually; providing payments are in excess of certain other amounts; requiring West Virginia Board of Education report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance; and allowing West Virginia Board of Education rules to explain and implement this new section. | 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 |
| SB727 | Directing study of child welfare system be conducted by independent third party | The purpose of this bill is to create a study of the child welfare system by independent third party; require a presentation of a written report and findings by a certain date; and require a confidentiality agreement of the independent third party. | Dead |
| SB138 | Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer | AN ACT to amend and reenact §17C-5-2, §61-5-17, and §61-11-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating offenses for second and third or subsequent offenses of fleeing from an officer; establishing criminal penalties for the new offenses; extending the period for which prior convictions may be used; specifying that the new offenses are qualifying offenses for recidivist sentencing enhancement purposes; clarifying that a conviction for fleeing in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substance, or drugs is treated as a driving under the influence offense for criminal enhancement purposes; clarifying that a conviction for fleeing in vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs is treated as a driving under the influence for licensure purposes; and creating criminal penalties. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB854 | Creating Academic Quality in Public Education Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Academic Quality in Public Education Act. | Dead |
| SB841 | Prohibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state government entities from promoting or facilitating discussions, policies, programs, or medical procedures related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning; defining terms; prohibiting use of state funds for such purposes; establishing enforcement mechanisms; and providing for penalties. | Dead |
| SJR13 | Constitutional Officer Term Limit Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section four, article VII thereof, relating to preventing any individual from serving in the office of Secretary of State, Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, or Attorney General for more than three consecutive terms; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | 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 |
| SB816 | Prohibiting sales of unauthorized vape products | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit sales of electronic smoking devices that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. | Dead |
| SB806 | Reorganizing several provisions of bail statutes | The purpose of this bill is to reorganize several key provisions of the bail statutes with an emphasis on application of factors for certain bail determinations. | Dead |
| SR34 | Expressing support for President Felix Tshisekedi and citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo | Expressing support for President Feliz Tshisekedi and the citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB796 | Establishing legal voter identification standards | The purpose of this bill is to require a photograph on all valid identifying documents used for voter identification purposes and to ensure that driver’s licenses, permits, and identification cards issued to lawful noncitizen residents are easily distinguishable from drivers’ licenses, permits, and identification cards issued to citizens to ensure no noncitizen is capable of utilizing a noncitizen driver’s license, permit, or identification card to register to vote. | Dead |
| SR28 | Designating March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day | Designating March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day at the Legislature. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB758 | Creating Vape and Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Act | The purpose of this bill is to regulate locations, operating requirements, and property standards for smoke shops and vape shops, establishing safe advertising that does not appeal to minors, setting standards for inspections, fines for violations, and appeals. | Dead |
| SB740 | Establishing Stop Squatters Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Stop Squatters Act; providing a limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential and commercial real properties. The bill also establishes criminal offenses and penalties for intentional property damage by persons in unlawful possession, or who present a false document purporting to convey real property or attempt to list for sale or rent without title thereto. | Dead |
| SJR6 | Legislative Authority to Reduce or Eliminate Ad Valorem Taxes while Mandating Equal or Greater Revenue Replacement for Impacted Communities Amendment | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of West Virginia, amending article X thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section 1d, providing that the Legislature may reduce or eliminate the ad valorem tax on automobiles and any other personal property, but must also provide an equal or greater revenue share to those counties or localities impacted by any associated reduction or elimination of these taxes; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment. | Dead |
| SB614 | Authorizing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin | The purpose of this bill is to enable pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin for human use pursuant to a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement and without a prescription, once the FDA approves of it for over-the-counter use. | Dead |
| SB612 | Making rules and regulations of PSC subject to legislative rule-making review procedures | The purpose of this bill is to make rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Service Commission subject to legislative rule-making review procedures. | Dead |
| SB706 | Bringing Department of Education under rule-making review of Legislature | The purpose of this bill is to bring the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) under rulemaking review of the Legislature. | Dead |
| SB674 | Creating Standardized Testing Choice Act | The purpose of this bill is to permit students to take the Classical Learning Test ("CLT") as an alternative to the traditional ACT and SAT exams. The bill provides for definitions. The bill provides for post-secondary and higher education admissions and financial aid. Finally, the bill provides for college preparation assessments. | Dead |
| SB692 | Relating to requirements to receive PROMISE Scholarship | The purpose of this bill is to include the Classical Learning Test (CLT) as a requirement for the PROMISE Scholarship when applicable. | Dead |
| SB667 | Providing for display of Ten Commandments in each classroom | The purpose of this bill is to require public elementary schools and secondary schools to display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments that meets certain requirements. | Dead |
| SB675 | Requiring participant in federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to report certain data | The purpose of this bill is to require a participant in a federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to report certain data to the Board of Pharmacy. | Dead |
| SB672 | Limiting student use of cell phones in K-12 classrooms | The purpose of this bill is to require students in K through 12 to deposit their mobile phones in a secure container during instructional time; providing exceptions for students who may have a need for their mobile device (for example, students with diabetes or other medical conditions who require access to their cell phone for medical purposes) or have permission from a teacher to use the mobile device for educational purposes. | Dead |
| SB659 | Creating Parents' Bill of Rights | The purpose of this bill is to codify a Parents’ Bill of Rights. | Dead |
| SB633 | Protecting Kids from Porn Act | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the distribution and display of pornographic material to minors through online platforms, to establish strict age verification protocols, and to impose severe penalties on entities that fail to comply. | 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 |
| SB136 | Increasing penalties and parole eligibility requirements for homicide | A BILL to amend and reenact §61-2-3, §61-2-4, and §62-12-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the penalties and parole eligibility requirements for homicide by increasing the minimum and maximum term of imprisonment for second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter; increasing the minimum period of imprisonment prior to parole eligibility for individuals convicted of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter; and increasing the minimum period of imprisonment prior to parole eligibility for individuals sentenced to life imprisonment. | 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 |
| 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 |
| SB139 | Relating to filling of vacancies in Legislature | A BILL to amend and reenact §3-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the filling of vacancies in the Legislature; requiring that county and district political parties submitting a list of legally qualified persons to the Governor to fill a vacancy in the Legislature follow the process established by the state executive committee of that political party; and providing that an individual must reside within the district he or she would represent for one year prior to appointment in order to be eligible to fill a vacancy in the Legislature. | Dead |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB507 | Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit drag shows from being performed in front of minors and to prohibit drags shows in schools and libraries. | Dead |
| SB510 | Creating Stable Energy Rates Protection Act | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of the Stable Energy Rates Protection Act. | Dead |
| SB481 | Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events | The purpose of this bill is to allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events. | Dead |
| SB466 | Making vaccinations voluntary and not mandatory | The purpose of this bill is to establish voluntary vaccinations and eliminate certain compulsory immunization requirements; eliminate vaccine mandates for all citizens of West Virginia; provide immunization information upon request by parents of newborns; provide all vaccinations for West Virginia citizens be voluntary; and establish that vaccinations are not required as a condition of school enrollment, attendance, or employment. | Dead |
| SB467 | Setting forth requirements for foster child clothing allowances | The purpose of this bill is to set forth requirements for foster child clothing allowances. | Dead |
| SB432 | Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices | The purpose of this bill is to require county school boards to adopt policies intended to limit the use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices in public schools for purposes other than educational, medical, and emergency purposes. | Dead |
| SB431 | Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature | The purpose of this bill is to protect minors from indecent displays of a sexually explicit nature, including but not limited to, transvestite and/or transgender performances or displays to minors. | Dead |
| SB428 | Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act | The purpose of this bill is to create the Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act and to provide for a death penalty; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established. | Dead |
| SB463 | Creating new penalty and procedure for simple possession of certain Schedule I or II substances | The purpose of this bill is to create a new penalty and procedure for simple possession of a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug or which is methamphetamine. | Dead |
| SB445 | Permitting state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds | The purpose of this bill is to require legislators and staff who hold a current concealed carry permit to register with the Capitol Police an intent to carry concealed firearms within the Capitol buildings. | Dead |
| SB424 | Restoring Sanity Act | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Restoring Sanity Act; prohibit a school district, a public charter school, the West Virginia Board of Education, the West Virginia Department of Education, or any employee of the aforementioned entities from providing instruction in, requiring instruction in, making part of a course, or requiring a statement or affirmation by any employee certain concepts; prohibit a state institution of higher education and an employee of a state institution of higher education from requiring a student or employee to take instruction in, or include in the curriculum of any required course, or require a statement or affirmation by any student or employee that certain concepts are factual and accurate or must be held as a belief of the student or employee; provide that county board and public charter school employees are not required to use student’s preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student’s biological sex; prohibit a state institution of higher education from establishing, sustaining, supporting, or staffing a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer or office; and declare the policy of the state that the administrations of state institutions of higher education, and their administrative units, be officially neutral with regard to certain widely contested opinions. | Dead |
| SB43 | Relating to administration of anesthetics | The purpose of this bill is to update the required credentials for a certified registered nurse anesthetist who cooperates with a physician or dentist. | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB2695 | Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 599) | 04/12/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| HB2267 | Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules | Passed Senate (Roll No. 469) | 04/11/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Education Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Energy and Public Works Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Flooding Legislative Interim Committee | 2 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Health Committee | 12 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Judiciary Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Pensions and Retirement Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Joint Veterans' Affairs Select Committee | 2 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Education Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Health and Human Resources Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Military Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | West Virginia Senate Pensions Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | West Virginia Senate District 08 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 02/05/2025 | |
| WV | West Virginia House District 39 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 10/28/2019 | 09/13/2023 |