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Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
As passed by the House, requires all employers to register with E-Verify, check new hires' work authorization and keep records, gives employers who use E-Verify a legal defense, removes some criminal penalties, and sets escalating sanctions from warnings to state-contract bans and business-license revocation.
Feb 10, 2026 · Failed 40–55 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Increasing fees charged by Commissioner of Securities for each offering
Changes registration, notice-filing and offering fees paid under the state securities law, adds filing requirements for certain securities issuers, and changes how the State Auditor distributes the fee money.
Apr 11, 2025 · Passed 51–45 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Lets limited video lottery retailers and operators advertise consistent with other state gambling laws, with prior approval from the Lottery director, and voids existing rules that restrict their advertising.
Apr 1, 2025 · Failed 45–52 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
As passed by the House, requires all employers to register with E-Verify, check new hires' work authorization and keep records, gives employers who use E-Verify a legal defense, removes some criminal penalties, and sets escalating sanctions from warnings to state-contract bans and business-license revocation.
Feb 10, 2026 · Failed 40–55 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As amended by the Senate, amends the state public records law to exempt private personal information and more internal and security records, extend the response deadline from 5 to 14 business days, allow search fees, and remove the presumption of access.
Apr 2, 2025 · Passed 58–42 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Increase criminal penalties for trespassing livestock
Apr 2, 2025 · Passed 70–30 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 59–39 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors
On the version voted Apr 12, 2025: Expands West Virginia University's Board of Governors to 15 governor-appointed members, including WVU Tech and Potomac State graduates, specifies that elected faculty, student and staff board members serve as nonvoting advisers, and requires an agriculture or forestry member on the WVU and West Virginia State University boards.
Mar 31, 2025 · Passed 62–35 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires the State Board of Education to submit new rules through the Legislature's education oversight commission to the Legislature, which may approve, amend or reject them; rules take effect as written if not acted on within 15 months. Sets deadlines after which board emergency rules expire.
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 66–32 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Relating to the assessment of interest on overpayments by the Bureau for Medical Services
Charges interest on overpayments owed back to state Medicaid programs, at the state's court judgment interest rate, starting 31 days after an overpayment is finalized, with the interest kept by the fund that made the payment.
Mar 31, 2025 · Passed 56–42 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Prohibition on cell-cultured products
Feb 13, 2026 · Passed 64–25 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment
Apr 12, 2025 · Failed 28–71 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Provide mechanism for rate increases for water and sewer utilities
Mar 31, 2025 · Passed 70–28 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 82–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules
Mar 12, 2025 · Passed 82–14 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Relating generally to traffic safety
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 74–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 10, 2025: Allows a person operating a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped to ride standing astride the vehicle with both feet on the footpegs or pedals, facing forward, instead of only sitting on the seat.
Mar 19, 2025 · Passed 80–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source
Apr 4, 2025 · Passed 88–9 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Feb 6, 2026 · Passed 84–8 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Camping ban on certain public property.
Mar 11, 2025 · Passed 89–9 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to eviction proceedings
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 87–8 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 59–39 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to creating a State Advisory Council on Establishing a Military College
Apr 12, 2025 · Passed 94–2 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces
Feb 24, 2025 · Passed 97–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Apr 2, 2025 · Passed 95–5 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Relating to the Consumer Data Protection Act
Mar 26, 2025 · Passed 94–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Wireless Infrastructure and Facilities Siting and Co-location
Mar 25, 2025 · Passed 96–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 16 of 133 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Climate & energy (4), Rights & public safety (3), Education & families (3)
E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
What it does: As passed by the House, requires all employers to register with E-Verify, check new hires' work authorization and keep records, gives employers who use E-Verify a legal defense, removes some criminal penalties, and se…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 9–0, Republicans 31–55
Feb 10, 2026Official record ↗
Relating to recognition and decorum; amending rule 82, discharging a bill; amending House Rule 83, relating to committee meetings
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 9–0, Republicans 11–75
Jan 14, 2026Official record ↗
Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 9–0, Republicans 19–71
Apr 12, 2025Official record ↗
To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review
What it does: Requires the State Board of Education to submit new rules through the Legislature's education oversight commission to the Legislature, which may approve, amend or reject them; rules take effect as written if not acted…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 66–23
Apr 12, 2025Official record ↗
Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors
What it does: Expands West Virginia University's Board of Governors to 15 governor-appointed members, including WVU Tech and Potomac State graduates, specifies that elected faculty, student and staff board members serve as nonvotin…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 68–20
Apr 12, 2025Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Relating to the assessment of interest on overpayments by the Bureau for Medical Services
With most of their party · Passed 56–42 · Yes 56–No 42 · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 56–33
Mar 31, 2025Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Failed 40–55 · Yes 40–No 55 · Democrats 9–0, Republicans 31–55
Feb 10, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 58–42 · Yes 58–No 42 · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 58–33
Apr 2, 2025Official record ↗
Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program
Against most of their party · Passed 59–39 · Yes 59–No 39 · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 59–30
Apr 12, 2025Official record ↗
Executive Branch Reorganization
Against most of their party · Failed 39–59 · Yes 39–No 59 · Democrats 8–0, Republicans 31–59
Mar 11, 2025Official record ↗
Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors
With most of their party · Passed 62–35 · Yes 62–No 35 · Democrats 0–9, Republicans 62–26
Mar 31, 2025Official record ↗
Increasing fees charged by Commissioner of Securities for each offering
With most of their party · Passed 51–45 · Yes 51–No 45 · Democrats 1–8, Republicans 50–37
Apr 11, 2025Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Failed 45–52 · Yes 45–No 52 · Democrats 8–1, Republicans 37–51
Apr 1, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Constitutional Rule Suspended
Amends the 2026 budget's State Department of Education appropriations, funded from the unappropriated General Revenue surplus; the amended list includes $8,000,000 for a Hancock County Board of Education financial stability loan program.
Motion: Effective from passage
Amends the 2026 budget's State Department of Education appropriations, funded from the unappropriated General Revenue surplus; the amended list includes $8,000,000 for a Hancock County Board of Education financial stability loan program.
Motion: Motion for previous question adopted
Motion: House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment
Lets people aged 18 to 20 who are U.S. citizens or legal residents and not prohibited from possessing firearms carry a concealed deadly weapon without a license; repeals the offense of carrying without a license for those under 21.
Motion: House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill
Motion: Passed House
Allows teachers with at least 15 years' experience at the elementary, middle or high school level to be certified as principals at that level after completing a year-long Department of Education program in school administration, beginning July 1, 2026.
Motion: Passed House
Makes it lawful to prescribe, distribute and market a drug containing psilocybin, including crystalline polymorph psilocybin compositions, if the FDA approves it and the DEA reschedules it, despite its Schedule I listing.
Motion: Passed House
Repeals the annual reporting requirement for the West Virginia Research Trust Fund by removing §18B-18A-12 from the Code.
Motion: Passed House
As introduced, makes the Agriculture Commissioner the sole regulator of beekeeping and apiaries, overriding local rules, and requires clear and convincing evidence of damage for lawsuits against nearby farm operations.
Motion: Passed House
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