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Bill Bell
WV House District 8
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| WV House District 8 current
West Virginia |
Republican | Jul 14, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (715 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 4577
Relating to driver’s licenses
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ef1fd21c-cc01-485b-9815-f11c22237cd3 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef1fd21c-cc01-485b-9815-f11c22237cd3 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4850
Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1519a80f-6820-43ce-8468-35f619f3500c | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1519a80f-6820-43ce-8468-35f619f3500c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5015
Relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 40095828-4d27-4729-b564-ae6105c8b23a | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40095828-4d27-4729-b564-ae6105c8b23a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4366
Relating to military interpersonal violence
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4df2e2e3-274d-4f90-b983-ddc79746e066 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4df2e2e3-274d-4f90-b983-ddc79746e066 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5401
Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas
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EFFECT Jan 01, 2027 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8b7e3302-4bba-4376-9c56-f44a19729b5d | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b7e3302-4bba-4376-9c56-f44a19729b5d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4610
Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a04fc38a-5615-45c7-8ea6-ef6179438f8a | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a04fc38a-5615-45c7-8ea6-ef6179438f8a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5074
Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund.
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll dc61fbdb-eae3-4081-bcb6-cd5c377bc843 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dc61fbdb-eae3-4081-bcb6-cd5c377bc843 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5366
Relating to rules governing the practice of law
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5ac6a67e-9384-4d7c-9406-93dc3633f2bc | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ac6a67e-9384-4d7c-9406-93dc3633f2bc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4025
Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll d066d0d1-d761-4b60-90d3-c30f53327961 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d066d0d1-d761-4b60-90d3-c30f53327961 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1033
Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3050e9db-04c3-4ac6-9617-bfe6a7f37b71 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3050e9db-04c3-4ac6-9617-bfe6a7f37b71 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4007
Relating to industrial access roads
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EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b86db09b-66b4-4ce3-a96b-d7bdba571275 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b86db09b-66b4-4ce3-a96b-d7bdba571275 CC0-1.0 |
| PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 055d90de-e3a8-46a3-acd8-692681a450da | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/055d90de-e3a8-46a3-acd8-692681a450da CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 4755
Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ca0e7b00-acf6-447b-a8bc-1b5dff0d2f5a | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca0e7b00-acf6-447b-a8bc-1b5dff0d2f5a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4712
Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.”
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 23e69062-5982-4189-8a8c-a5bbba9e572d | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23e69062-5982-4189-8a8c-a5bbba9e572d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4996
Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3e845738-26ba-4df8-8ffa-4ddb82178a06 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e845738-26ba-4df8-8ffa-4ddb82178a06 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 558
Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e50bafb7-f7e9-4af0-abcf-23f57a1403e6 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e50bafb7-f7e9-4af0-abcf-23f57a1403e6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4990
Relating to crimes using gift cards
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 93c0e0b3-f042-4518-a9da-c2914f7e5be5 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/93c0e0b3-f042-4518-a9da-c2914f7e5be5 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4345
Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 48ae1bf6-7fb5-4fde-a0ac-4fc6a9a1c533 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/48ae1bf6-7fb5-4fde-a0ac-4fc6a9a1c533 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5364
Reforming Boards and Commissions
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 01838242-98cc-4492-81a2-34388bcc957a | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01838242-98cc-4492-81a2-34388bcc957a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5065
Relating to hotel occupancy tax.
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 283dbba2-7ac1-46bf-a96d-aebd811c6a28 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/283dbba2-7ac1-46bf-a96d-aebd811c6a28 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5438
To modify the foundation allowance to improve instructional programs.
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PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2e550098-9715-43ca-a3ac-7764715bc093 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e550098-9715-43ca-a3ac-7764715bc093 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 155
Relating to adjunct teaching permits
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PASSAGE | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 40dfbecd-f239-423f-b696-8571e2814bf2 | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40dfbecd-f239-423f-b696-8571e2814bf2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 587
Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials
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DEBATE LIMIT TO 5 MIN | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8f0bb109-c626-41c5-8870-7e682f8a8e0d | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f0bb109-c626-41c5-8870-7e682f8a8e0d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5537
Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
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HFA KIMBLE 3-14 #1 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 520ffa8f-4dad-4c8a-900b-618f416b9c14 | Mar 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/520ffa8f-4dad-4c8a-900b-618f416b9c14 CC0-1.0 |
| TABLE HFA KIMBLE 3-14 #1 | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ca37f676-db4a-4209-86fa-75235a4229fb | Mar 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ca37f676-db4a-4209-86fa-75235a4229fb CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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HB 4436
WV · —
To require children interviewed by Child Protective Services have their interviews conducted at a child advocacy center
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HB 5583
WV · —
West Virginia Seal of Civic Literacy Act.
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HB 5370
WV · —
Require a 24 -hour hospital hold for persons deemed addicted to specific substances
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HB 4485
WV · —
Allow education employees to donate sick leave to co-workers for maternity leave
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HB 5433
WV · —
Require all state‑regulated health insurance plans to provide meaningful coverage for hearing aids and to cover at least one annual audiological evaluation.
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HB 4438
WV · —
Relating to Sexual Abuse Prevention Screening, Hiring and Dismissal Requirements