P
Patricia Rucker
WV Senate District 16
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 131Healthcare 89Education 49Economy & Taxes 46Labor & Employment 44Environment & Energy 37Social Services & Welfare 26Agriculture 21Civil Rights & Liberties 21Criminal Justice & Policing 21Banking & Finance 17Transportation & Infrastructure 13Housing 12Other 10Technology & Privacy 10Elections & Voting 8Abortion & Reproductive Rights 6Foreign Policy & Trade 4Gun Policy 4Veterans Affairs 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| WV Senate District 16 current
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2016 | — | 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 531
Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 90227e92-e24e-4ec0-9a41-9e9ed16a507a | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/90227e92-e24e-4ec0-9a41-9e9ed16a507a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 393
Updating corporate net income tax definitions
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dbc71805-5007-4035-bb54-276ac3f4efb7 | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dbc71805-5007-4035-bb54-276ac3f4efb7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 570
Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 8802
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ec6c5c25-ac32-4f8a-a27b-04bffb846263 | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec6c5c25-ac32-4f8a-a27b-04bffb846263 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 173
Prohibiting abortifacients
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 702003ee-bdfc-4a5f-8e0f-f2c9ae46c18d | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/702003ee-bdfc-4a5f-8e0f-f2c9ae46c18d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 704
Prohibiting certain compensation for advising or assisting with veterans benefits
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5dd987e4-472b-474d-8473-5e3777893f36 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5dd987e4-472b-474d-8473-5e3777893f36 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 478
Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d0081008-f210-419d-84ce-c71f23df4892 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d0081008-f210-419d-84ce-c71f23df4892 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 404
Relating to Department of Human Services authority to contract with certain providers
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f4db453d-c141-46c7-bdde-4a139d3001a6 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4db453d-c141-46c7-bdde-4a139d3001a6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 543
Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 67b830ad-5b74-44d1-a307-81ca9c7a270b | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67b830ad-5b74-44d1-a307-81ca9c7a270b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 645
Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79f775de-b966-4027-9c52-455f4949cf51 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79f775de-b966-4027-9c52-455f4949cf51 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 604
Extending Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6bce8a89-4ae6-41b8-aec5-678e7ac2addd | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6bce8a89-4ae6-41b8-aec5-678e7ac2addd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 633
Relating to WV Commission on Holocaust Education
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e8215f1-4aa1-48fb-9d82-c21247367d11 | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e8215f1-4aa1-48fb-9d82-c21247367d11 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 30
Allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapon without permit
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 932ace3c-ac26-499f-96ff-cd8e94c17384 | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/932ace3c-ac26-499f-96ff-cd8e94c17384 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 694
Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6dbb7f00-ce86-4ab0-aab6-b5f98de36422 | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6dbb7f00-ce86-4ab0-aab6-b5f98de36422 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 473
Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c6ace45-a6b5-49a3-94ae-9201994aa45f | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c6ace45-a6b5-49a3-94ae-9201994aa45f CC0-1.0 |
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SB 440
Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4970f842-3f99-4523-85b6-8323f7710761 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4970f842-3f99-4523-85b6-8323f7710761 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 615
Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5b63226f-bdca-4bf8-8610-39cd55244dd0 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b63226f-bdca-4bf8-8610-39cd55244dd0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 607
Relating to federally approved project delivery methods for airport capital improvement projects
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9665e5e7-280d-4b12-944d-0f0d65f55bcb | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9665e5e7-280d-4b12-944d-0f0d65f55bcb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 625
Relating to responsibility of board of public service district that is being dissolved
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 80611134-7edb-4857-a23a-11e633e338a5 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/80611134-7edb-4857-a23a-11e633e338a5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 592
WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fdaec595-479d-4c14-bbef-60c3039009a3 | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fdaec595-479d-4c14-bbef-60c3039009a3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 467
Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1aa77134-60c2-44ea-9165-60f6892d9602 | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1aa77134-60c2-44ea-9165-60f6892d9602 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1
Small Business Growth Act
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Passage | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll a1215a9a-ee94-46a3-bb1c-b47cd34f2c5b | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1215a9a-ee94-46a3-bb1c-b47cd34f2c5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 586
Modifying requirements for public water systems
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 45eff799-faf1-411f-8e19-65fffe30a618 | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45eff799-faf1-411f-8e19-65fffe30a618 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 490
Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b3aed77-0446-4982-ae5b-e27cfd6d2be3 | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b3aed77-0446-4982-ae5b-e27cfd6d2be3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 622
Extending mine safety technology tax credit
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 31244e26-82da-4690-a8df-802ecc9fd738 | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31244e26-82da-4690-a8df-802ecc9fd738 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 256
Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 83c631b6-fbae-487d-abf5-9cfc4c17da06 | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/83c631b6-fbae-487d-abf5-9cfc4c17da06 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (253 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1084
WV · —
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Tourism, fund 5450
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SB 67
WV · —
Relating to public charter schools
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SB 1017
WV · —
Establishing Charter School Direct Loan Program and Charter School Credit Enhancement Program
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SCR 5
WV · —
Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study need for School Finance Transparency Commission
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SB 378
WV · —
Division of Natural Resources rule relating to small arms hunting
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SB 271
WV · —
Department of Health rule relating to distribution of state funds for support of local boards of health
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SB 407
WV · —
Allowing orphan roads to be upgraded by certain entities
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SB 341
WV · —
Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to fees
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SB 339
WV · —
Commissioner of Financial Institutions rule relating to Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program
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SB 408
WV · —
Prohibiting laws coercing person to use medical product
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