West Virginia · Current officeholder
Jason Barrett
Republican West Virginia Senate, District 16
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Sponsored legislation
61 bills in the current data (29 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 977 | Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 772 | Declaring certain claims against WV to be moral obligations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 749 | Relating to county economic opportunity development districts | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 724 | Relating to home confinement officers’ participation in EMS retirement system | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 575 | Relating to refusal review hearings | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 28 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 1060 | Providing WV certified thoroughbred eligibility and increase restricted race caps | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 1038 | Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 781 | Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2026 |
| SR 68 | Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Charles Houston Clements | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2026 |
| SR 67 | Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Michael Andrew Woelfel | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2026 |
| SR 60 | Recognizing March 10, 2026, as Hunger Free WV Day | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2026 |
| SJR 11 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 144 | Providing phased-in increase in homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 560 | Relating to financing and state payments | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| SB 151 | Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| SR 48 | Memorializing life of Honorable Sarah Abigail (Mullennex) Minear | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| SR 47 | Recognizing Leadership Berkeley | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 1073 | Classifying independent contractors and employees | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 23, 2026 |
| SR 42 | Memorializing life of Honorable Walter Dolph Helmick | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 16, 2026 |
| SB 936 | Providing WV certified thoroughbred eligibility | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 923 | Creating Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 20 | Recognizing and honoring victims of Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 548 | Requiring transparency of dental health care insurance products | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 547 | Creating Truth in Giving Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SR 1 | Appointment of Senate employees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 27 | Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 75 | Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 617 | Discouraging gang activity | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 576 | Authorizing fixed odds racing in horse and dog racing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 299 | Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SR 50 | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 12, 2025 |
| SB 940 | Relating to Water Pollution Control Act | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 11, 2025 |
| SCR 25 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study incentives and policies to fund public libraries | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| SCR 24 | Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study issues regarding admission to residency programs | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| SB 124 | Reducing statute of limitations on actions to recover on oral and written contracts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| SR 44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| SJR 8 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SJR 16 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 874 | Permitting current home confinement officers to participate in Emergency Medical Services Retirement System | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 724 | Relating to taxation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 506 | Relating to enhanced pay for certain teachers | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 100 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 891 | Creating State Central Legal Advertising website | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2025 |
| SR 37 | Recognizing Energy Council on its 50th anniversary | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 20, 2025 |
| SCR 15 | Opposing China's use of UN Resolution 2758 against Taiwan | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 6 | Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 37 | Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| SB 649 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Health, Office of Inspector General | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| SB 614 | Authorizing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 577 | Clarifying prohibited practices by manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch when providing new motor vehicle to dealer | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| SJR 14 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| SB 545 | Banning certain products from food in WV | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| SR 14 | Recognizing Leadership Berkeley | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 13 | Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SB 607 | Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance in State Fund from Economic Development Fund | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 3 | Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| SJR 11 | Sheriff's Succession Amendment | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| SB 188 | Increasing penalty for voluntary manslaughter | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 147 | Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SR 2 | Appointment of Senate employees | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 8, 2025 |