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West Virginia · Current officeholder

Laura Chapman

Republican West Virginia Senate, District 1

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Sponsored legislation

207 bills in the current data (139 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SB 643Discontinuing WV Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing ProgramCo-sponsorEnactedJune 25, 2026
SB 587Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officialsCo-sponsorEnactedJune 25, 2026
SB 467Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipientsPrimary sponsorEnactedJune 25, 2026
SB 459Ensuring meaningful contact between child and step-siblingsPrimary sponsorEnactedJune 25, 2026
SR 68Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Charles Houston ClementsCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 14, 2026
SR 67Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Michael Andrew WoelfelCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 14, 2026
SJR 9Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections AmendmentCo-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
SB 927Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate beesCo-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
SR 63Designating March 13, 2026, as Veterans Visibility DayCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 13, 2026
SR 58Designating March 6, 2026, as Girl Scouts DayPrimary sponsorIntroducedMarch 6, 2026
SB 929Relating to state board intervention into county school systemsCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
SB 669Relating to general powers of PSCCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
SB 981Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increasesPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2026
SR 52Designating February 27, 2026, as West Liberty University DayCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 27, 2026
SB 935Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plantsCo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 26, 2026
SB 888Creating Judicial Deference Reform ActCo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 26, 2026
SR 48Memorializing life of Honorable Sarah Abigail (Mullennex) MinearCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 24, 2026
SB 718Increasing pay for magistratesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2026
SB 763Requiring children to be screened for sex trafficking upon entering foster carePrimary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 23, 2026
SB 932Specifying that cultivated meat products are adulterated foodsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
SB 887Relating to requirements for licensure and regulation of money transmission servicesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
SB 1014Increasing Medicaid dental provider reimbursement ratesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
SB 1005Clarifying processes of royalty payments for wells in this stateCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
SR 32Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal familiesCo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 18, 2026
SB 988Authorizing staffing recommendations and limits by Department of EducationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
SB 188Changing length of term of state political party chairPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 18, 2026
SR 42Memorializing life of Honorable Walter Dolph HelmickCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
SB 931Relating to utility affordability and economic competitivenessCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
SR 33Designating February 11, 2026, as WV Arts DayCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
SB 922Requiring public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employeesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 11, 2026
SB 562Establishing Food Is Medicine Program under MedicaidPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 11, 2026
SB 615Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICECo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
SR 28Expressing support for I-68 Energy Manufacturing AI CorridorCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 9, 2026
SB 870Providing $10,000 pay raise to teachers across five yearsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
SB 867Strengthening definition of shelter for animals exposed to extreme weatherPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 9, 2026
SB 722Requiring warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private propertyCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2026
SB 716Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax creditCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2026
SR 23Designating February 2, 2026, as Future Farmers of America DayCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 2, 2026
SB 713Providing 10 percent raise for all public school staffPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 2, 2026
SB 680Repealing personal income tax and corporate net income taxCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2026
SB 20Stable Energy Rates Protection ActCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2026
SR 22Designating October 14 as “Charlie Kirk Day” in WVCo-sponsorIntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
SB 664Allowing power of attorney or conservator to sign transfer on death deedPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
SB 663Allowing parents to refuse family court-ordered medical procedure of child against parents' wishesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
SB 653Placing statue of remembrance in rotundaPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 28, 2026
SR 18Designating January 27, 2026, as Sexual Violence Awareness Day at LegislaturePrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
SR 12Recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness monthPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 23, 2026
SB 597Relating to payment of state funds to qualified child care entitiesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
SB 596Eliminating transfer taxes for siblings and for LLC solely owned by individual transferorPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
SB 595Requiring both parents consent for non-emergency and non-life-threatening procedures on childrenPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
SB 594Creating exemption for disabled veterans from vehicle sales taxPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 23, 2026
SB 593Designating September 11 as Patriot DayPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
SB 518Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
SB 566Imposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in statePrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2026
SB 565Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2026
SB 557Requiring Child Protective Services workers to wear body-worn camerasPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2026
SB 446Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2026
SB 76Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WVCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
SB 535Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increasesPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 20, 2026
SB 519Establishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screeningsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
SB 513Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
SB 512Relating to cost-sharing calculations on behalf of insured personsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 20, 2026
SB 510Using criminal records as disqualification from practicing particular professionsPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 20, 2026
SJR 15Bi-annual Legislative Session AmendmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 509Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patientsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 508Permitting businesses to receive tax credit for using WV manufactured productsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 505Providing Medicaid coverage for postpartum health carePrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 497Relating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration feesPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 19, 2026
SB 496Relating to modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income related to retirementPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 494Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interestsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 19, 2026
SB 491WV Volunteer State Defense Guard ActPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 19, 2026
SB 471Authorizing physician assistants to own businessPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 470Allowing for doula reimbursement under MedicaidPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 469Requiring dredging of flood prone waterwaysPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 468Relating to payment rates for child care servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 466Defining drugs as adulterated when they contain specified food dyes and additivesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 465Creating Caregiver Tax Credit ActPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 464Requiring insurance coverage for biomarker testingPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 463Requiring Bureau for Public Health to test for mucopolysaccharidosis type 1Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 461Requiring any PSC rate increase to have legislative approvalPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 460Establishing no tax on tips or overtime compensationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 458Providing pay raise for state road employeesPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 16, 2026
SB 457Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafePrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 456Limiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizensPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 455Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kinPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 454Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media ActPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 453Providing tax deduction for medical paymentsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 452Preventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated eventPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 451Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kinPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 449Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schoolsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SB 448Relating to brain injury screening trainingPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 16, 2026
SR 4Expressing support for WV law-enforcement professionalsPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
SB 421Requiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
SB 416Legislation banning tax payer funded lobbyingCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
SB 387Clarifying term "farm" for tax purposesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 15, 2026
SJR 4State Senate and House of Delegates Term Limits AmendmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SJR 3Honorably Discharged Veterans' Property Tax Exemption AmendmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SJR 2Protection of the Right to Bear Arms AmendmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SJR 12Elimination of Business Inventory Tax AmendmentCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 75Exempting certain pension benefits from taxationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 7Increasing Homestead Property Tax ExemptionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 50Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coalCo-sponsorIntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
SB 244Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is locatedCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 240Approving overtime pay for teachersCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 19Relating to purchase or acquisition of real property by foreign entitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 187Providing for recall process of prosecutor under certain circumstancesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 168Eliminating sales tax on utility payments for residential usersPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 162Requiring WV Board of Education to promulgate legislative rule relating to concussion protocolCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 159Adding veteran status as protected class to Human Rights ActPrimary sponsorIntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
SB 156Streamlining rebate process for motor vehicle property taxesPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 154Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including minorsCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 14, 2026
SB 833Excluding pharmaceutical medication from prior authorization gold card processPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 8Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrenderCo-sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 710Relating to the practice of teledentistryPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 526Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority ActPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 500Transferring audits of volunteer fire departments to Legislative AuditorPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 464Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of ValorCo-sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 291Extending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to bienniallyPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 1Requiring utility work and road paving coordinationPrimary sponsorEnactedAugust 8, 2025
SB 158Modifying eligibility requirements for serving as member of State Board of EducationPrimary sponsorVetoedApril 30, 2025
SR 50Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future floodingCo-sponsorIntroducedApril 12, 2025
SCR 27Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study sale of alcoholCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 12, 2025
SCR 26Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study smoke shopsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 12, 2025
SR 46Designating April 8, 2025, as Child Care DayPrimary sponsorIntroducedApril 8, 2025
SB 252Requiring coverage of home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain Medicaid recipientsCo-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 8, 2025
SB 886Relating to Foster Child Bill of RightsPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 7, 2025
SR 44Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry WestCo-sponsorIntroducedApril 4, 2025
SB 292Allowing doula services be covered by Medicaid and PEIAPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 4, 2025
SR 45Designating April 3, 2025, as Women and Girls’ DayCo-sponsorIntroducedApril 3, 2025
SJR 8Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections AmendmentCo-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
SB 163Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programsPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
SB 865Relating to best interests of child standardPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2025
SB 913Relating to brain injury screening trainingPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2025
SB 905Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2025
SB 887Creating intermediate conservatorship or guardianship process prior to individual being involuntarily committedPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2025
SB 822Requiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2025
SB 821Requiring child protective services workers to wear body-worn camerasPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2025
SB 932Combining offices of Legislative Auditor and State AuditorPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
SB 450Establishing WV Guardian ProgramCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2025
SR 39Designating March as Kidney Disease Awareness MonthPrimary sponsorIntroducedMarch 21, 2025
SB 817Regulating private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 21, 2025
SB 851Creating Child Protection Investigations Reform ActCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SB 832Providing for administration of cost-sharing calculationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SB 824Amending procedures for regulation of scope of practice for occupations and professionsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SB 719Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and servicesPrimary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 20, 2025
SR 35Recognizing WV Mothers and Babies Support Program for its outstanding achievementsCo-sponsorIntroducedMarch 19, 2025
SB 813Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kinPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
SB 811Creating Child Care Subsidy Pilot ProgramPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
SB 804Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform ActCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
SB 702Relating to payment rates for child care servicesPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
SB 697Creating Caregiver Tax Credit ActPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 19, 2025
SB 760Modifying rate of tax due on licensee's adjusted gross receiptsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
SB 759Relating to having no requirement for immunizationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 14, 2025
SR 22Recognizing 175th anniversary of Wheeling HospitalPrimary sponsorIntroducedMarch 12, 2025
SB 604Requiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility billsCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2025
SB 263Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular professionPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2025
SB 648Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
SR 13Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield CastoCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 26, 2025
SB 434Requiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schoolsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
SB 169Increasing Medicaid personal needs allowancePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 26, 2025
SR 3Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental HealthCo-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
SB 429Providing tax credit to certain honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and/or fishing licenseCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
SB 430Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinationsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 21, 2025
SB 556Prohibiting requirement of certain immunizations as condition of being foster parentCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 20, 2025
SB 286Granting parents access to health records of minor childPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
SB 28Requiring insurance coverage of certain genetic testing without cost sharingPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
SB 173Permitting hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employeesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2025
SR 5Designating February 14, 2025, as National Organ Donor Day at LegislaturePrimary sponsorIntroducedFebruary 14, 2025
SB 498Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interestsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 14, 2025
SB 497Preventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated eventPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 14, 2025
SB 433Relating to dental health care service plansPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SJR 5Bi-annual Legislative Session AmendmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 40Requiring doula services be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and PEIAPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 285Creating WV Guardian ProgramCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 27Clarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minorPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 262Establishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screeningsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 221Authorizing child or child care tax creditCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 209Creating WV Guardian ProgramCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 2Designating Patriot Day as state holidayPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 185Relating to lab grown meatPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 184Prohibiting pre-conviction forfeiture of someone merely accused of crimePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 183Providing tax deduction for medical paymentsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 182Relating to EMT fundingPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 181Requiring payments to court-appointed attorneys be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of voucher submissionPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 180Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schoolsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 179Granting school administrators ability to hold students back for 20 or more missed daysPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 178Imposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in statePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 177Pharmacist Prescribing Authority ActPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 176Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishmentsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 175Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental propertiesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 174Clarifying what constitutes shelter for animals exposed to cold weatherPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 172Permitting retired teachers to substitute up to 180 days without penalty of losing retirementPrimary sponsorIntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
SB 171Requiring all state buildings provide private room for nursing or breastfeeding purposesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 170Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media ActPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 168Prohibiting rent controlPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 167Permitting care of patient by telemedicine across state linesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 166Requiring CPS to give parents written copy of their rights in certain circumstancesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 165Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kinPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 164Clarifying parent and guardian access to minor child's medical recordsPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025
SB 162Limiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizensPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2025

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Sources

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