West Virginia · Current officeholder
J.B. Akers
Republican West Virginia House, District 55
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Sponsored legislation
145 bills in the current data (48 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4138 | Relating to persons convicted of a crime | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5684 | Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5466 | Relating to Abuse Prevention Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5444 | Relating to increasing the amount of fees to be paid by parolees for supervision. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5437 | Creating the Vape Safety Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5406 | Relating to driving under the influence | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5401 | Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5366 | Relating to rules governing the practice of law | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5101 | The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4999 | Relating to crimes against athletic officials | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4865 | Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4842 | Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4756 | To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4712 | Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4577 | Relating to driver’s licenses | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4433 | Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking | 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 4008 | Relating to Business Ready Sites Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5067 | Relating to the powers and duties of the director of the Division of Administrative Services | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| HB 4010 | Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| HB 4481 | WV Load Forecast Accountability Act | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 4656 | Relating to chronic absenteeism | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 4001 | Creating TEAM-WV Corporation | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| HR 22 | Requesting that Congress put a coking plant and power plant in West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5649 | Relating to confidentiality of certain records pertaining to adults and facility residents | 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 5059 | Relating to cultural heritage institutions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 4977 | Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessments | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5413 | Relating to the Central Abuse Registry | Primary 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 |
| HB 5449 | Repealing the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 5198 | Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 5273 | Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal office | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2026 |
| HB 5228 | Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2026 |
| HB 5176 | Relating to creating the animal abuse database within the West Virginia State Police. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 5668 | Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act | 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 5596 | Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5568 | Relating to the payment of services rendered in proceedings under Chapter 49 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5544 | Creating deductions for contributions to Trump accounts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5543 | Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 4725 | Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 4003 | WV First Small Business Growth Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 4695 | To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 5455 | Relating to special license plates | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5452 | Relating to the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5451 | Relating to survivor’s benefit payment for first responders | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5450 | Relating to appeals of certification decisions by the Department of Homeland Security | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5448 | Revising the statute relating to the state emergency response commission meetings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5446 | Relating to the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5445 | Revising the statute authorizing the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to run background checks. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4468 | Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4011 | Relating to advanced recycling. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5425 | Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5404 | Creating an Office of Entrepreneurship | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5058 | Require that notice be provided for any lab-grown food served in restaurants. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5368 | Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 9 | Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Douglas John Skaff Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5275 | Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5223 | Relating to requiring contact information for the chair of a political committee | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5222 | Providing for an increase service of process fees and fees in shipping and handling expenses for execution of service of process | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5220 | Relating to clarifying persons permitted to be present in a polling place during an election period for non-voting activities that normally occur at that location | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5218 | Providing that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5217 | Providing for a filing fee for a write-in candidate | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5209 | Create a registry of persons convicted of animal abuse | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 5207 | To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 4629 | Relating to medical cessation treatment and research | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 4137 | Updating the West Virginia Law Institute | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 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 5099 | Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 5061 | Relating to the consolidation of county school districts in the state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 5002 | In cases of mine rescues, designate miners as first responders | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 4909 | Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 4870 | Determining campaign finance report deadlines during legislative sessions | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4843 | Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 4808 | Federally Approved Project Delivery Methods for Airport Capital Improvement Projects | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4761 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 4585 | Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4550 | To require the state and/or its agents to provide their appraisal to landowners involved in eminent domain | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4496 | To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4473 | Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4482 | Updating the state tax rates relating to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette liquids, vapor products, vaping systems, and components or accessories for such devices, increasing penalties for violations | 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 3517 | Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3515 | Relating to appointment of officers of the West Virginia State Police | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3513 | Relating to standards of liability and insurance requirements in certain civil actions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3133 | Permitting counties and municipalities to enter into memoranda of understanding for demolition of dilapidated structures | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2802 | Relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2755 | To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review | 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 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2548 | Clarifying duties of state superintendent regarding rule implementation | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2484 | Clarifying the probationary period for paid municipal firefighters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3016 | Photo voter ID. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2961 | To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2709 | Permitting a voter with a change of address to vote in his or her new precinct without having to cast a provisional ballot | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2123 | Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2066 | Creating a crime for the destruction of first responder equipment. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 3144 | Wireless Infrastructure and Facilities Siting and Co-location | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 23, 2025 |
| HB 3274 | Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 2761 | Relating generally to magistrate courts | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 22, 2025 |
| HB 3275 | Update timing for appeals | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 21, 2025 |
| HB 3272 | Relating to eviction proceedings | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 21, 2025 |
| HB 2710 | Truth in Giving | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| HCR 99 | Resolution to study policies aimed at preventing financial fraud and scams | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 3017 | Compliance Audits of Tabulating Equipment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| HCR 88 | Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 9 | Robert S. Pomeroy Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3514 | Relating to persons convicted of a crime | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HCR 97 | Creating the West Virginia Justice Reinvestment Taskforce | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 2892 | Relating to pedestrians standing in or near the right of way | 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 2894 | Prohibiting human trafficking of illegal aliens | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3142 | Allowing health benefit plan sponsors to communicate electronically with covered persons | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 2543 | Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2025 |
| HCR 72 | Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Month. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HCR 67 | 2nd LT Darwin Keith “Gus” Kyle Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3271 | Authorizing digital court records | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2806 | Real property sales listing form | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HJR 40 | To modify the makeup of the State Board of Education. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 2702 | Relating to vacancies in offices of state officials | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 3458 | Relating to tax on the privilege of holding a license to operate West Virginia Lottery table games | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 3410 | Power generation facility regulation and property taxation of power generation facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 3408 | Relating to vacancies in magistrate court | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 2781 | Relating to the meaning of residence for the Purpose of Bail | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 3273 | Recognizing authority of Supreme Court of Appeals to recall senior judges and justices in specified circumstances | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 3078 | Child Care speed Zone | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 2689 | Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3066 | To provide notification to victims when their criminal offenders escape or are released from prison | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 3264 | Relating to the ad valorem property valuation of specialized high-technology property | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 3236 | Re-establish a long term psychiatric/mental health assistance hospital/facility/home | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 2653 | Updating the West Virginia Law Institute | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 2683 | To prohibit rank choice voting | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 2437 | Clarification of penalties for offenses involving Fentanyl | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 3073 | Requiring separate voting equipment to be used for training purposes only | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 2865 | Relating to penalties for murder and attempted murder | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2799 | Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2658 | To make the fire board or county commission responsible for the operations of every fire department within their county | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 2612 | Clarifying when DNA records may be used | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2188 | Allow mini-distillers to remit only their tax liability | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2061 | Relating to the transfer of certain revenues derived from lottery activities | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2088 | Prohibiting those listed on the state sex offender database from public school activities and events | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2051 | Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |