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Ben Queen
WV Senate District 12
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV Senate District 12 current
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2022 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV Senate District 12
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 30, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 48
West Virginia |
Republican | — | Dec 1, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (431 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 935
Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a9f6c1b7-d40a-45a9-b27a-1fc4e610b826 | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a9f6c1b7-d40a-45a9-b27a-1fc4e610b826 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 908
Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b3e4628e-956c-4b85-a4db-86594b8c6dcd | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b3e4628e-956c-4b85-a4db-86594b8c6dcd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4215
Department of Health Rules Bundle
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 788ed37a-a533-4302-b026-132845edbf50 | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/788ed37a-a533-4302-b026-132845edbf50 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 900
Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f569643d-26b0-4e77-922f-04f3f5a41f0a | Feb 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f569643d-26b0-4e77-922f-04f3f5a41f0a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 888
Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act
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Passage | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d76d536-041c-4084-9b4c-0e94d4b00716 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d76d536-041c-4084-9b4c-0e94d4b00716 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 749
Relating to county economic opportunity development districts
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a3732939-3088-4a60-a513-f5810d3ed89d | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3732939-3088-4a60-a513-f5810d3ed89d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 927
Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e0deca9f-dc51-481a-9638-03ae050c2bb2 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0deca9f-dc51-481a-9638-03ae050c2bb2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 795
Permitting parents and guardians to pay for independent medical evaluation of child in protective…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c6fdfd7-6172-401b-a1c9-9146f62cba1a | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c6fdfd7-6172-401b-a1c9-9146f62cba1a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 669
Relating to general powers of PSC
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 37e5d9f0-5ea2-4ae4-a9c6-b8fa919be61a | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/37e5d9f0-5ea2-4ae4-a9c6-b8fa919be61a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 944
Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b9d82629-95cc-4099-a1f7-75f93ccea7be | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9d82629-95cc-4099-a1f7-75f93ccea7be CC0-1.0 |
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SB 792
Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll af37a1f4-9d91-4a71-a8c8-f003371a29c2 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af37a1f4-9d91-4a71-a8c8-f003371a29c2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 402
Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3afb8fea-ecb6-4df6-9c65-2a05efeb64b2 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3afb8fea-ecb6-4df6-9c65-2a05efeb64b2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 54
Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0872f485-4d4f-4b3d-acba-4b6cda7ed6c8 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0872f485-4d4f-4b3d-acba-4b6cda7ed6c8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 672
Relating to acts for which WV Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke licenses
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 57716a51-5f4f-4999-a1d1-c3732a348551 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/57716a51-5f4f-4999-a1d1-c3732a348551 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 862
Repealing Addiction Treatment Pilot Program
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f97c7a6-d92c-475f-91e8-c904d45da2ff | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f97c7a6-d92c-475f-91e8-c904d45da2ff CC0-1.0 |
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SB 945
Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 12d4bbf1-61e6-4146-8f7b-e94c7a3f66d2 | Feb 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/12d4bbf1-61e6-4146-8f7b-e94c7a3f66d2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 913
Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a6b9d51-50ae-4c70-bc1c-f9c25f6009b0 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a6b9d51-50ae-4c70-bc1c-f9c25f6009b0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4088
Relating to certified public accountants
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d7c86329-217f-4828-bfca-45a082e53b0a | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7c86329-217f-4828-bfca-45a082e53b0a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 558
Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e7352fa3-ec86-4f4a-a9a0-2416a2745e79 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7352fa3-ec86-4f4a-a9a0-2416a2745e79 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 886
Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad093e0c-d34e-443e-a0ff-a8f991649075 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad093e0c-d34e-443e-a0ff-a8f991649075 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 705
Creating offense of theft by conversion
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d40f475-8107-40d2-b698-2bf51ad40be2 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d40f475-8107-40d2-b698-2bf51ad40be2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 925
Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll de18b136-31bc-4f4f-8912-a42748680255 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de18b136-31bc-4f4f-8912-a42748680255 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 59
Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0ea6acb2-8977-4204-8821-82efe7432f51 | Feb 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0ea6acb2-8977-4204-8821-82efe7432f51 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 773
Requiring Department of Health to report positive alpha-gal tests to CDC
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4901ca12-8687-4dcb-9980-60682ad1ce99 | Feb 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4901ca12-8687-4dcb-9980-60682ad1ce99 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 200
Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0e16883-c2b8-4e96-b46b-649346305cd6 | Feb 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0e16883-c2b8-4e96-b46b-649346305cd6 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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SB 908
WV · —
Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary
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SR 40
WV · —
Designating February 16, 2026, as Child Advocacy Center Day
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SB 910
WV · —
Removing unintended limitation on excused absences for students in certain extracurriculars
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SB 911
WV · —
Creating First-Time Drive to Work Pilot Program
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SB 878
WV · —
Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State
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SB 650
WV · —
Designating psychiatric hospital that treats exclusively civil and forensic patients