West Virginia · Current officeholder
Charles Clements
Republican West Virginia Senate, District 2
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Sponsored legislation
108 bills in the current data (28 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 592 | WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 587 | Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 1038 | Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SR 67 | Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Michael Andrew Woelfel | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2026 |
| SJR 9 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SB 774 | Allowing certain county EMS officers to participate in EMS Retirement System | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 928 | Relating to manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 972 | Relating to education placements during child abuse and neglect investigations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 676 | Allowing certain Capitol Police officers to participate in WV State Police Retirement System | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 1081 | Establishing School Finance Transparency Commission | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2026 |
| SR 48 | Memorializing life of Honorable Sarah Abigail (Mullennex) Minear | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| SR 46 | Designating February 24, 2026, as WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Day | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 718 | Increasing pay for magistrates | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 1080 | Requiring amount of reduction of state aid be appropriated in support of certain low-enrollment county school districts | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 1048 | Transferring responsibility of school position eliminations to WV Board of Education | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 925 | Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 23, 2026 |
| SB 1073 | Classifying independent contractors and employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| SB 1062 | Creating TEAM-WV | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2026 |
| SB 1031 | Increasing cost of solid waste assessment fees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 887 | Relating to requirements for licensure and regulation of money transmission services | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| SB 1014 | Increasing Medicaid dental provider reimbursement rates | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| SR 32 | Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 980 | Clarifying office of Prosecuting Attorney exemption from Freedom of Information Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SB 662 | Relating to colorectal cancer prevention | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| SR 42 | Memorializing life of Honorable Walter Dolph Helmick | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 16, 2026 |
| SJR 20 | Fire and Emergency Services Excess Levy Majority Approval Amendment | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 895 | Removing time limits for filing or modifying claims for massive fibrosis | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SR 28 | Expressing support for I-68 Energy Manufacturing AI Corridor | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 808 | Regulating consumable hemp products | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| SB 807 | Authorizing physician assistants to own business | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| SB 780 | Relating to advertising by licensed limited video lottery retailers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 760 | Establishing certain rights for purchasers of residential improvements | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SR 27 | Designating February 4, 2026, as WVU Day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 736 | Requiring DMV to provide identification card for eligible released inmates | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 716 | Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 661 | Clarifying commercial real property insurance policies | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 660 | Relating to spousal coverage under PEIA | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SR 19 | Designating January 28, 2026, as WV Tourism and History Day at Legislature | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 102 | Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 602 | Requiring repeat DUI offenders to carry ID indicating they may not purchase alcohol | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| SR 7 | Proposing approval for Ohio River Restoration Program Act | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 516 | Increasing state minimum salary for teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 405 | Relating to nonresident income tax for natural resources royalty payments received from lessees | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| SJR 14 | Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 98 | Requiring political action committee to disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 92 | Relating to enhanced pay for certain teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 7 | Increasing Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 6 | Requiring legal actions concerning WVSSAC to be filed in Wood or Kanawha County | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 5 | Exempting WV campus police officer retirement income from personal income tax after specified date | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 31 | Enhancing retirement benefit for certain Public Employees Retirement Act members | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 3 | Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 248 | Return to WV Tax Credit Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 247 | Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 246 | Establishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formula | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 245 | Requiring declaration of pooled units be filed with drilling permits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 244 | Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 242 | Requiring Division of Labor establish separate rules for residential or commercial plumbing | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 241 | Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 19 | Relating to purchase or acquisition of real property by foreign entities | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 135 | Clarifying conditions for pretrial release and maximum bail amount for certain defendants | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 122 | Repealing athletic eligibility of transfer students | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 627 | Removing prohibition against leasing state-owned pore spaces underlying lands designated as state parks | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 581 | Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 565 | Relating generally to practice of optometry | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 722 | Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 30, 2025 |
| SB 748 | Creating Safer Communities Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2025 |
| SR 50 | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 12, 2025 |
| SB 585 | Relating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| SR 44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| SCR 17 | US Marine Corps PVT Arlie Haught Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| SJR 8 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SJR 2 | Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SCR 23 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study WV Secondary School Activities Commission | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| SJR 16 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 690 | Authorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officials | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 839 | Requiring Division of Labor establish separate rules for residential or commercial plumbing | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| SB 880 | Relating to powers and duties of Commissioner of Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regarding Stevens Correctional Center | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 853 | Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 843 | Allowing Board of Education to prohibit individuals on sex offender registry from being on school property | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 840 | Relating to nonresident income tax for natural resources royalty payments received from lessees | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 6 | Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 298 | Relating to roadable aircraft on WV highways | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 532 | Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 740 | Establishing Stop Squatters Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 552 | Relating to Certified Business Expansion Development Program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| SB 720 | Requiring declaration of pooled units be filed with drilling permits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 6, 2025 |
| SR 20 | Designating March 5, 2025, as West Virginia University Day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SB 696 | Establishing program for camera-assisted speed enforcement in active work zones on public highways | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| SR 18 | Designating March 3, 2025, as Future Farmers Day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 5 | Establishing Adopt-A-Road program | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 629 | Providing increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| SR 13 | Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 12 | Designating February 26, 2025, as Corrections Day | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 3 | Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 582 | Permitting current campus police officers to participate in WV DNR Police Officer Retirement System | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| SB 559 | Requiring legal actions concerning WVSSAC to be filed in Wood or Kanawha County | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 533 | Clarifying where the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activity Commission (WVSSAC) may be involved in legal action | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 122 | Establishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formula | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SR 7 | Recognizing 153rd anniversary of Glenville State University | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 99 | Return to WV Tax Credit Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 78 | Providing tax credit to corporations for existing employer-provided child care facilities | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 7 | Creating crime of desecration of deceased human body | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 36 | Clarifying requirements and compensation when assisting persons apply for VA benefits in certain circumstances | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 258 | Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to apply accrued annual and sick leave toward increase in retirement benefits | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 228 | Restricting driving in left lane of multi-lane highways in WV | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 123 | Permitting DOH Commissioner to realign spending within State Road Fund | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 114 | Requiring lending institutions to utilize DMV electronic lien system under certain circumstances | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 113 | Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |