West Virginia · Current officeholder
Ben Queen
Republican West Virginia Senate, District 12
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Sponsored legislation
67 bills in the current data (10 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 997 | Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 878 | Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 650 | Designating psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 648 | Strategic and Critical Resources Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 592 | WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 28 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 1038 | Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 2026 |
| SB 1 | Small Business Growth Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 25, 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 |
| SJR 8 | Sheriff's Succession Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SJR 11 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 929 | Relating to state board intervention into county school systems | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 144 | Providing phased-in increase in homestead exemption | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 972 | Relating to education placements during child abuse and neglect investigations | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| SB 908 | Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2026 |
| SR 48 | Memorializing life of Honorable Sarah Abigail (Mullennex) Minear | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 893 | Providing tax credits for expenditures and activities related to biochar manufacturing | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 718 | Increasing pay for magistrates | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| SB 549 | Phasing in increase in daily rate of juror pay | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 206 | Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2026 |
| SB 887 | Relating to requirements for licensure and regulation of money transmission services | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 19, 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 |
| SR 40 | Designating February 16, 2026, as Child Advocacy Center Day | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 16, 2026 |
| SB 766 | Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| SB 911 | Creating First-Time Drive to Work Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 910 | Removing unintended limitation on excused absences for students in certain extracurriculars | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SR 15 | Recognizing 154th anniversary of Glenville State University | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 892 | Modifying allowable forms of medical cannabis to include edible form | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 881 | Clarifying minimum hours of attendance necessary for child subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 807 | Authorizing physician assistants to own business | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| SB 716 | Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 660 | Relating to spousal coverage under PEIA | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 655 | Establishing Right to Race Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 396 | Creating WV Job training and Placement Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 612 | Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| SB 526 | Relating to PEIA Cost Sharing Provisions | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 447 | Relating to Industrial Access Road Grant Program | Co-sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2026 |
| SB 429 | Child Care Workforce Scholarship Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 7 | Increasing Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 942 | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 941 | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 573 | Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source | Primary sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 561 | Relating to Uniform Special Deposits Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | August 8, 2025 |
| SB 722 | Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 30, 2025 |
| SR 50 | Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 12, 2025 |
| SB 864 | Clarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecution | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2025 |
| SR 44 | Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West | Co-sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| SB 933 | Creating Small Business Protection Act | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SB 934 | Relating to low-proof spirit alcohol products | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| SJR 16 | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SB 105 | Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 100 | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| SR 37 | Recognizing Energy Council on its 50th anniversary | Co-sponsor | Introduced | March 20, 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 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 811 | Creating Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| SR 30 | Recognizing 80th anniversary of Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2025 |
| SB 740 | Establishing Stop Squatters Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| SR 13 | Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2025 |
| SR 3 | Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2025 |
| SB 562 | Relating to Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SR 7 | Recognizing 153rd anniversary of Glenville State University | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| SR 6 | Commemorating 75th anniversary of Sport Fish Restoration Program | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2025 |
| SB 476 | Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |