West Virginia · Current officeholder
Bill Roop
Republican West Virginia House, District 44
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Sponsored legislation
166 bills in the current data (17 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 5401 | Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5382 | Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5182 | Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5101 | The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4990 | Relating to crimes using gift cards | Co-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 4625 | Relating to quit claim deeds | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4561 | Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4484 | To expand each county commission’s ability to sell or lease property. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4463 | Relating to the Board of Sanitarians | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4425 | To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4088 | Relating to certified public accountants | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4007 | Relating to industrial access roads | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5162 | Relating to the sales of tax liens | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2026 |
| HR 22 | Requesting that Congress put a coking plant and power plant in West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HCR 30 | Urging the United States Congress to pass the Major Richard Star Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5587 | To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5525 | To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water. | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 |
| 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 5197 | Relating to Civil Action to Set Aside a Tax Deed | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2026 |
| HB 5679 | To modify county school boards and county boards of directors | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 5678 | To provide amendments to the Build WV Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 5677 | To create the Career Pipeline for Coalfield Counties 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 5572 | Creating Vape and Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Act | 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 |
| HB 5436 | Make it a felony to kill a canine officer | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4932 | Providing for the use of “A.C.” as a name ending for an accounting corporation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4558 | Create mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information. | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 5393 | Relating to resident protection | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5392 | Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 4522 | Banning Foreign-backed spending on State Ballot Issues | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5368 | Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 5320 | Welcome Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 4570 | To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 5196 | Relating to allowing intergovernmental agreements with the Land Stewardship Corporation | Co-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 |
| HR 10 | Proposing approval of United States H.R. 5966, Ohio River Restoration Program Act, to bring clean water, enhanced fish and aquatic wildlife, economic benefits, and expanded recreation opportunities to West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 5057 | To create the Rural Mobile Health and Mental Health Access Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5047 | To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5044 | To create the Rural County Stabilization and Grant Flexibility Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5038 | Establishing the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steel-making in the state | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5028 | To create the Small-Town Main Street Recovery Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5003 | Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2026 |
| HB 5001 | Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace | 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 |
| HJR 28 | Property taxes would end at the time that a morgage is paid off unless the property is left abandoned for more than four years | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 4906 | To exempt individuals over 70 from real estate taxes beginning tax year 2027 | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 4903 | Provide a pay equity salary adjustment and increase to certain employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4902 | Place Correction and Rehab state workers into a separate category from other state workers and increase their salary scales. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4891 | To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4890 | A 10% raise to non-uniformed corrections workers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4889 | To give state retirees a 10% increase | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4887 | Authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4886 | Relating to guidelines for home confinement | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4885 | To remove the state tax on gasoline at the pumps | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4883 | Abolish the tax on overtime pay | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4839 | Relating to compensation for sworn members of the WV State Police | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 4815 | Allow community health center to provide sign-on bonus | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4814 | Relating to creating the Equipment Right to Repair Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4813 | Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4636 | Change the title from Salesperson in State Code to Sales agent for thoses who sell real estate. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4750 | Clarifying where convicted sex offenders may reside. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 4722 | Relating to false judicial accusations after a determination of falsity | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 4716 | To enhance the flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of the Industrial Access Road Fund | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 4714 | To create the West Virginia Inmate Litter Cleanup and Rehabilitation Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 4549 | Local Government Freedom Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 4344 | Unconscious patients in the ICU | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HJR 19 | Relating to permitting excess levies or increases in maximum rates limited exclusively to fire protection and emergency medical services | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HCR 12 | Constitutional Amendment establishing the United States Supreme Court as 9 Justices | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HCR 11 | To require that all United States Congressional Representatives, United States Senators, federal judges, and cabinet secretaries be natural born United States citizens. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4586 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4584 | Market pay for Teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4565 | Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4564 | Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4562 | Change required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuity | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4560 | Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4556 | Eliminate net metering in WV | 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 4524 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4521 | State to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time served | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4520 | Provide 25% Discount to WV Residents using State Parks | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4511 | To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4510 | Prohibit the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for any state funded program or activity | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4499 | Relating to eminent domain compensation | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 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 4455 | Relating to taxation | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4454 | To double the homestead tax exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4434 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4429 | Create a prison work pilot program | 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 4342 | Relating to state contracts regarding homeless | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2026 |
| HB 4343 | Individual Gaming Restrictions | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 4341 | Relating to per diem jail costs | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 4340 | Relating to exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 4130 | Increase penalties for abuse of or cruelty to animals | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 2695 | Raleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development Districts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2479 | Relating to Management and control of county authority vested in board | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3162 | Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party | 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 2871 | Relating to the crime of negligent homicide | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2867 | Relating to Small Estates | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2511 | Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HCR 28 | Frank Lee Maddy Memorial Road | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HCR 26 | Jimmy M. Hutchison Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HR 13 | Urging statewide efforts to promote C-peptide testing education and training initiatives among critical care and emergency healthcare providers in Memory of Michael Brandon Cochran | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| HCR 41 | Dedicating November 7th as "Clergy Appreciation Day” | 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 |
| HB 2551 | Increase criminal penalties for trespassing livestock | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 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 |
| HCR 72 | Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Month. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HCR 40 | A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3310 | To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 2806 | Real property sales listing form | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 3491 | Relating to per diem jail costs | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 3082 | Relating to requiring a parolee or probationer found to have suffered with addiction to participate in a support service | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 3332 | To allow certain entities to purchase qualifying tax-delinquent properties before they are offered at public auction | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 2501 | Relating to exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 3322 | Prevent gratuities being paid or provided to elected officials | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 3321 | Relating to state minimums for auto insurance increase | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 3309 | Authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3302 | Relating to state contracts regarding homeless | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3278 | Allow adjustment of retirement benefit following death of beneficiary for survivor benefit | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 3221 | Burial Equity Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 3149 | Providing statutory authority for one-time grants to American Legion posts in the state of West Virginia | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 2863 | Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 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 3118 | To adjust the percent retained by the clerk of the county commission for funding election administration, infrastructure, and security, and other county clerk purposes | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 2789 | Unconscious patients in the ICU | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 2870 | Correcting the Issue of Fleeing DUI | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 2923 | To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2882 | Allow municipality to order suspension of driver’s license when defendant fails to pay traffic fine | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2869 | Clarify the Meaning of Residence for the Purpose of Bail | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2862 | Exempting ambulances from tolls | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2815 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2808 | To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2801 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2759 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2758 | Prohibiting geo-engineering | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2757 | Relating to the Anti-Terrorism Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2756 | Relating to legal actions concerning the exercise of a person’s constitutional rights | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2754 | Banning Foreign backed spending on State Ballot Issues | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2753 | Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2748 | Relating to additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2738 | Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2640 | Changing the age requirement for State Troopers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 2547 | Raise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HCR 53 | West Virginia has standing in matters relating to issues that impact people of West Virginia | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2612 | Clarifying when DNA records may be used | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2546 | Eliminate Daylight Savings time in WV | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 2540 | State to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time served | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 2526 | Requiring usage of restrooms in public schools be based upon biological sex | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HJR 15 | Property taxes would end at the time that a morgage is paid off unless the property is left abandoned for more than four years | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HCR 48 | Resolution for Convention of States on Federal Fiscal Responsibility Amendment | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2506 | Relating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration fees for certain veterans | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2488 | Direct the WV DOT to conduct a safety study about suicide deaths on the New River Gorge Bridge and the potential costs and effectiveness of suicide safety nets and suicide safety system installed on the bridge. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2432 | Including certain Federal Law enforcement agencies in federal officers' peace-keeping authority statute | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2112 | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | 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 |