R
Ray Canterbury
WV House District 47
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Government Operations & Budget 16Economy & Taxes 13Transportation & Infrastructure 7Education 6Environment & Energy 6Housing 6Agriculture 5Criminal Justice & Policing 4Healthcare 4Labor & Employment 3Technology & Privacy 3Banking & Finance 2Elections & Voting 2Social Services & Welfare 2Civil Rights & Liberties 1Other 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV House District 47 current
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2024 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 42
West Virginia |
Republican | Jan 1, 2013 | Dec 31, 2016 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 47
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2012 | Nov 30, 2016 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 28
West Virginia |
Republican | Jan 1, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 47
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2000 | Nov 30, 2012 | 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 5629
Relating generally to the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c6eef4d2-f009-4d07-8152-d28454e83a04 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c6eef4d2-f009-4d07-8152-d28454e83a04 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5475
To make the Public Service Commission an elected position
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TABLE DISCHARGE JUDICIARY | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1871bbfa-1cda-44f4-afa8-082d79b5b974 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1871bbfa-1cda-44f4-afa8-082d79b5b974 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5622
Amendments to city charters.
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3453bf86-8a0d-4914-ba97-2a859ab7ca3a | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3453bf86-8a0d-4914-ba97-2a859ab7ca3a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5484
Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 16f1aa55-458d-4259-abf0-03c0595631b9 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16f1aa55-458d-4259-abf0-03c0595631b9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5364
Reforming Boards and Commissions
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 64b6f4f0-171d-4d67-b8d8-5661543d1c58 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64b6f4f0-171d-4d67-b8d8-5661543d1c58 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4010
Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8bd219fe-27d9-4f1b-8d55-f95591f11253 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8bd219fe-27d9-4f1b-8d55-f95591f11253 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5059
Relating to cultural heritage institutions
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c8a9881e-a46a-4879-90a4-2e58fec1abdc | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8a9881e-a46a-4879-90a4-2e58fec1abdc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4025
Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
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PASSAGE | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 45aa6652-79f3-41be-8a2b-d5d40fff958b | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/45aa6652-79f3-41be-8a2b-d5d40fff958b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4588
Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 60a15da7-7e12-476c-9fd2-ccfbe1186696 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60a15da7-7e12-476c-9fd2-ccfbe1186696 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4176
To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f9a79a5f-31fb-4237-bb03-c97ec1ddd144 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9a79a5f-31fb-4237-bb03-c97ec1ddd144 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4772
Medicaid eligibility verification
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5dedf2d1-2a07-4e0d-a4a3-a475e10afdce | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5dedf2d1-2a07-4e0d-a4a3-a475e10afdce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4977
Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 214c8177-5d69-46c7-9b4c-3d426490a064 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/214c8177-5d69-46c7-9b4c-3d426490a064 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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HFA WORRELL 3-3 #1 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 64d74597-d0b6-44dc-a943-2b5c4465f176 | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64d74597-d0b6-44dc-a943-2b5c4465f176 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4986
Relating to providing additional ground for abandonment finding in an adoption proceeding
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c572c08-3a8b-43f6-96b2-26914913afaa | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c572c08-3a8b-43f6-96b2-26914913afaa CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5669
Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances
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SUSPEND RULE | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll da5496c9-19e4-48d0-9c7a-68ee64f22d26 | Mar 4, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da5496c9-19e4-48d0-9c7a-68ee64f22d26 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4425
To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing…
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EFFECT Jul 01, 2027 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5870fc66-6bc7-494b-b13e-09d1022b5eee | Mar 3, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5870fc66-6bc7-494b-b13e-09d1022b5eee CC0-1.0 |
| PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b5b01ad2-24ed-4626-a6f3-f6f00362c420 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b5b01ad2-24ed-4626-a6f3-f6f00362c420 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 5537
Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 027aa334-af07-4705-91b5-5a75e86ae51a | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/027aa334-af07-4705-91b5-5a75e86ae51a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 659
Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 595c110d-0091-49a0-93fb-42eed44ef552 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/595c110d-0091-49a0-93fb-42eed44ef552 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4869
Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7f822a85-531d-4ca5-b8a5-66199c7ad9dc | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f822a85-531d-4ca5-b8a5-66199c7ad9dc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4784
Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032.
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5c912225-120a-4d13-ad74-902d886bb905 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c912225-120a-4d13-ad74-902d886bb905 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4421
Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8e11dfe1-3b7e-45c1-b0de-f6c72e860693 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8e11dfe1-3b7e-45c1-b0de-f6c72e860693 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4793
Creating the Barber Apprentice Program
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 91e3958f-2d83-4eb3-9126-fed16c6f26e6 | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91e3958f-2d83-4eb3-9126-fed16c6f26e6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 4360
Relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales…
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f48b022a-8811-4535-b617-cad5ac023d1f | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f48b022a-8811-4535-b617-cad5ac023d1f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 5106
Relating to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District
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PASSAGE | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 202069ef-a692-4bac-9114-0ec83ce0c92c | Mar 3, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/202069ef-a692-4bac-9114-0ec83ce0c92c CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (11 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5190
WV · —
Increase conservation funding by $300,000, with the increase only to be allocated based on the head count of cattle and/or large livestock
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HB 5192
WV · —
School funding calculations should be the last three-year running average or the current enrollment, whichever is highest
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HB 5573
WV · —
Rural Medical Residency Program concentrating on obstetrics and gynecology for rural hospitals, can be funded from the Rural Health Inititive or other sources…
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HB 5160
WV · —
Prohibition of geoengineering
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HB 5194
WV · —
To ban calculators and math computational devices from K-8 grade classrooms.
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HB 5431
WV · —
Relating generally to bonded indebtedness of the State of West Virginia
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HB 5191
WV · —
To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways.
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HB 5189
WV · —
Relating to the use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations
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HB 5426
WV · —
To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list
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HB 5193
WV · —
To eliminate adverse possession from the state code of West Virginia
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