West Virginia · Current officeholder
Jonathan Pinson
Republican West Virginia House, District 17
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Sponsored legislation
144 bills in the current data (44 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4798 | Permitting teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 4412 | Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 4138 | Relating to persons convicted of a crime | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 13, 2026 |
| HB 5437 | Creating the Vape Safety Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 5086 | Relating to peer support services | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4951 | Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4799 | To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia | 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 4196 | To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4053 | To establish the blue envelope program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4005 | Skills to work | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 29, 2026 |
| HB 4393 | Requiring the development and implementation of statewide prevention plan | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2026 |
| HB 4573 | Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| HB 4006 | Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| HB 4603 | Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 4602 | Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2026 |
| HR 22 | Requesting that Congress put a coking plant and power plant in West Virginia. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 5652 | Relating to the hotel occupancy tax | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 13 | Proposing approval of United States H.R. 5966, Ohio River Restoration Program Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 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 4604 | Relating to abuse and neglect cases | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 23, 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 4067 | Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income | 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 |
| HB 5654 | Exempting West Virginia DNR officers from having to pay income tax on retirement. | Primary 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 5624 | Relating to asbestos abatement | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5621 | Prosecutor FOIA Bill | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5600 | Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5066 | Relating to prohibiting the release of addresses and names of employers of persons who make contributions to political elections | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 5345 | To require child care subsidy payments in West Virginia to be based on enrollment rather than daily attendance | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 5440 | Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 4800 | Clarifying the penalty of a dog attacking livestock by adding a proviso to include “any other livestock.” | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 5429 | Luggage for foster care children transfered between homes | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5428 | Relating to providing traumatic event counseling for peace officers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5419 | Providing protection for search and rescue group dogs | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5418 | Relating to dog racing requirements | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5407 | The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the participation of mental health providers in juvenile abuse and neglect cases. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 5100 | Transferring all regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for CBD and Kratom from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. | 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 5171 | Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 4601 | Relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit | Co-sponsor | In committee | 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 5016 | To clarify those required to register sex offenders, who must register temporary addresses | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 4375 | To require the Bureau for Social Services to file the Social Services Manual as a legislative rule | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 4895 | Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 4863 | The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HCR 14 | A resolution to memorialize the life of Charlie Kirk. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 4806 | To raise the salary of Sheriffs | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4805 | Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4804 | To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4803 | Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4802 | Relating to credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 26, 2026 |
| HB 4797 | To create the Charlie Kirk Memorial First Amendment Freedom Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4796 | Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4795 | Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4794 | Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| HB 4664 | Relating to increasing compensation for panel attorneys. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 4621 | Relating to requiring the circuit court to make certain designated findings of fact and conclusions of law in its juvenile child abuse and neglect orders | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4620 | Relating to clothing and necessity allowance. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4619 | Relating to the creation of a special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4618 | Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4617 | Relating to requiring the Bureau of Social Service to file a legislative rule. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4616 | Relating to the imposition of a time limitation on disposition decisions in child abuse and neglect proceedings | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4614 | Relating to statewide prevention plan. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4581 | Relating to monthly status meeting of county entities | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4580 | Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4579 | Relating to body-worn cameras | 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 4532 | Providing identification documents to homeless youth | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4494 | Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HB 4545 | To require the Department of Human Services to provide child welfare workers with mobile technology that will permit them to conduct investigations and create a digital record. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4544 | To create a homeless education coordinator in urban and rural counties. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4524 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4515 | To remedy an issue relating to the disaffiliation from religious denominations whilst retaining church property | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4090 | Provide for the employment or acceptance as avolunteer of a Certified Chaplain by public school board | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 19, 2026 |
| HB 4396 | Prevent credit card surcharge from including sales tax | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 4385 | Cap a utility provider’s rates increases at no more than 5% per year | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 3338 | Allow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judge | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2880 | Relating to parent resource navigators | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2836 | Relating to wild animal rehabilitation permits | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2802 | Relating to in-service training credits for law-enforcement officers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2575 | Relating to the establishment of a full-time Dementia Services Director position. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2129 | Creating the Parents Bill of Rights. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 31, 2025 |
| HB 2164 | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 30, 2025 |
| HB 2776 | Requiring Department of Health to report positive Alpha Gal tests to CDC | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 2025 |
| HCR 100 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study cooperative agreements and hospital pricing transparency in the State of West Virginia | Co-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 |
| HCR 88 | Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 3189 | Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 2027 | Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 3013 | Relating to open captioning for motion pictures | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 2503 | Relating to necessity allowance | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 3304 | To create statues celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 2456 | Pregnancy Support | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 2377 | Relating to child welfare | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 29, 2025 |
| HB 3380 | To require the Bureau for Social Services to file is Social Services Manual as a legislative rule | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HCR 72 | Recognizing Black Lung Awareness Month. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3382 | Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 3190 | Controlled Substances and arrestable offenses | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2881 | Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 2394 | Requiring teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 3486 | Relating to credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 3466 | Installing emergency alert stations at rest areas | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 3383 | To create the Great Expectations Pilot Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 3379 | Clarifying when the Department is to not make reasonable efforts to preserve a family. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2181 | Relating to county or city sewer projects for privately owned sewers that are newly installed | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 3312 | Increasing compensation for Sheriffs in every class. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3303 | Expanding powers of bounty hunters in West Virginia | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 3151 | The Closed Captioning Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 3127 | To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the state | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HJR 30 | Providing term limits for certain constitutional officers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 2957 | Relating to fees collected for agricultural related special license plates to be deposited in the Agriculture Fees Fund. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 2834 | Requiring moment of silence at beginning of each school day | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 2803 | Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2751 | To grant Mason County and the Town of Henderson special district excise taxes. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2733 | Relating to the Women’s Right to Know Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 2070 | To create the Parents Bill of Rights. | Primary 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 2376 | Exempting foster parents from having to show proof of vaccination | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 2033 | Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| HB 2606 | Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2596 | Providing additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for law-enforcement officers and officials | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2556 | Relating to conditional protections for child welfare agency and employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 2435 | To repeal a provision of the code relating to the limitation on bringing an action to enter upon or recover lands | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2122 | Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Hygiene and Infant Products | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2090 | To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2085 | Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2395 | Providing protection for search and rescue group dogs | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 2072 | Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 2040 | Relating to certified industrial business expansion development programs | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 2352 | Modiying Unborn Child Protection Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 2069 | Clarifying the penalty of a dog attacking livestock by adding a proviso to include “any other livestock.” | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 2153 | Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender idenity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 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 2086 | Relating to foster care support services | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2071 | Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 2034 | Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |