West Virginia · Current officeholder
John Paul Hott
Republican West Virginia House, District 85
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Sponsored legislation
135 bills in the current data (26 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4390 | Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 4191 | Relating to providing child care generally | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5686 | Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5515 | Relating to modernizing and updating workers’ compensation statutes. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5462 | Relating to Mine Subsidence | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5457 | To allow partial credits for times of disability service in the CPRB for Troopers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5323 | Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5168 | To increase funding for EMS first responders. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5088 | Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4869 | Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4850 | Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4552 | Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4416 | Classifying forestry equipment for levy purposes | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4415 | Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4404 | Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4089 | Preservation of hair during chemotherapy. Also known as the “Jessica Huffman Bill” | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4028 | Relating to sales tax on construction materials | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4009 | Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4005 | Skills to work | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4573 | Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| HB 4012 | Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| HB 5687 | Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 4026 | Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 11, 2026 |
| HCR 29 | Requesting Joint Committee study the feasibility of establishing a flexible, short-duration, on-demand respite care program for seniors and caregivers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5521 | Relating to public adjusters | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5351 | Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5260 | Relating generally to medical cannabis | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 4986 | Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5463 | Relating to Decreasing Board of Education Limits | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 4471 | Approved sewage systems for rental property | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 4360 | Relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HR 21 | Recognizing President Donald J. Trump for reforms benefiting West Virginia | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 20 | Memoralizing the life of the Honorable Larry D. Kump; dedicated public servant, principled legislator, and devoted family man. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 2, 2026 |
| HR 19 | Urging Department of Administration to maintain trees on grounds to prevent damage to persons or property | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 5474 | Gateway to the Gorge Outdoor Recreation Industry Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HCR 21 | Study resolution study the feasibility of providing property tax relief to primary residence when investments increase a county property tax base | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 5476 | Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 4693 | To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 4459 | Relating to Kratom | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 5680 | Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HR 14 | Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Timothy P. Armstead. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5571 | To provide a pay equity salary adjustment for non-uniformed employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5365 | Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers providing services to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HR 6 | Recognizing the importance of sustained economic development to the prosperity of West Virginia | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 5517 | Relating to the Office of Insurance Commissioner maintaining and posting lists of bondsmen | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 5456 | Relating to disability pay for West Virginia State Troopers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5025 | Allowing the burning of obsolete farm structures. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4458 | Creating Substance Abuse Intervention Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4011 | Relating to advanced recycling. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5064 | Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple years | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 4624 | To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HR 9 | Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Douglas John Skaff Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 11 | Resolution celebrating 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States and 100th Anniversary of Interstate System | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 4456 | Relating to clarification of a law enforcement agency and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and personnel of states bordering this state | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 8 | Designate June as fidelity month | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HR 7 | Recognizing the seriousness of the National Debt and its threat to National Security | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 4508 | Public Utility Stability Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 5030 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5027 | Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 4987 | Relating to the creation of the Safety and Violence Education for Students Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 4422 | To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 4949 | Relating to Legislative Rules regarding chemicals of emerging concern | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 4117 | Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HJR 26 | Change the Sheriff term limits from 2 consecutive terms to 3 consecutive terms | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 4848 | Requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 4572 | Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4553 | To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4504 | Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4507 | Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4506 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit towards retirement | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4505 | Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4503 | Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4502 | Create license plate for autism awareness | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4480 | Relating to Access Management and Entrances to State Highways | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4479 | Timber Innovation and Manufacturing Boost for Economic Revitalization Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4424 | To allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their property | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4423 | Eliminating specific statutory restrictions on outdoor advertisement | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4013 | Relating to the Mountaineer Flexible Tax Credit Act of 2026 | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 3313 | Providing more opportunities for high school students in community colleges | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2889 | To permit a fairness hearing exemption to the registration requirements of the Uniform Securities Act. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2752 | Relating to motorcycle safety | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2711 | Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2152 | Prompt Payment Act of 2025 | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2963 | To ensure that the survivor of a merger, reorganization, purchase, or assumption of liabilities of a bank chartered by West Virginia is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 3111 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 30, 2025 |
| HCR 29 | Sheriff Jeremy Taylor Memorial Road | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HB 3521 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Consumer Protection Recovery Fund | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 12, 2025 |
| HB 3520 | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HB 3294 | Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HCR 99 | Resolution to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HCR 41 | Dedicating November 7th as "Clergy Appreciation Day” | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 3505 | Relating to insurance | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 3090 | Relating to coverage for the treatment of stuttering | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 3084 | Creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| HCR 88 | Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 91 | Charles Grant Hoke Memorial | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 3, 2025 |
| HCR 62 | U.S. Army PFC Henry James Miller Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 2787 | To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3506 | Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HCR 78 | Urging the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3276 | Provide mechanism for rate increases for water and sewer utilities | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3142 | Allowing health benefit plan sponsors to communicate electronically with covered persons | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 2922 | Safer Communities Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 2456 | Pregnancy Support | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 2146 | Exempting the processing of beef, pork or lamb by a slaughterhouse for an individual owner of the product processed from the Consumer Sales and Service Tax | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HCR 72 | Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Month. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3169 | To eliminate a potential source of funding for illegal and unethical telemarketing practices | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 3097 | Prohibiting credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies from selling consumer information to third party financing entities | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 3496 | Relating to property and casualty insurance policies | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 2493 | Creating the Sound Science in Regulations Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 3404 | Relating to permitting a prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney to return to service after retirement without suspending or ending payments from his or her retirement annuity during such period of additional employment. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 3381 | Relating to insurance holding company systems | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 3170 | Approved sewage systems for rental property | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2060 | Creating tax exemption for agricultural cooperative associations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3201 | Relating generally to medical cannabis | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 3196 | Teledentistry Practice Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 3191 | Mandating 25 foot perimeter around law enforcement officers while performing duties by public who are videoing interaction | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 3188 | Reasonable suspicion of committing a crime | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HCR 49 | Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 2790 | Relating to merging of intrastate banks | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 2785 | To provide for transparency of the expenditure of dental health care plan premiums | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 3034 | Establishing the West Virginia TEACH Scholarship Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 3033 | Statute of Limitations on Contracts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 3032 | Corporate Tax Filing Extension | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 3023 | Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 3022 | Create license plate for autism awareness | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 2999 | Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 2791 | Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2788 | Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2786 | Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2784 | To reaffirm and enhance the workers compensation exclusive remedy rule or doctrine | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2783 | Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2188 | Allow mini-distillers to remit only their tax liability | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2112 | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2127 | Relating to Women’s Bill of Rights | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |