Eric Brooks
Born
1971
Contact
Email · eric.brooks@wvhouse.gov
District office
WV
304-877-8298
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20
Bills sponsored
this session · 89 all-time
77
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 407 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 7 all-time
1904
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1904 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.9%
based on 244 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.1%
based on 244 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 244 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
89 billsCurrent session 20 bills
- HB 5181 Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits. In Committee
- HB 4992 To eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over bait In Committee
- HB 5446 To create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways. In Committee
- HB 4297 Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Signed
- HB 5029 To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. In Committee
- HB 5398 To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. In Committee
- HB 5400 To allow for the deportation of illegal aliens to sanctuary city locations across the country. In Committee
- HB 5152 To permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournaments In Committee
- HB 5085 To provide a tax credit for businesses who utilize recycling programs or recycling facilities In Committee
- HB 5083 Create mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information. Passed
- HB 5070 Provide 25% Discount to WV Residents using State Parks In Committee
- HB 5069 Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division In Committee
- HB 5080 Change required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuity In Committee
- HB 5071 State to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time served In Committee
- HB 5086 To create the Food Safety Act In Committee
- HB 4373 Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption In Committee
- HB 5645 To enable National Park Service Officers to enforce WV and local laws in the National Parks in this state. In Committee
- HB 5348 Changing the name of the “Raleigh County Recreation Authority” to the “Raleigh County Parks and Recreation Authority” Signed
- HB 5000 Modifying the method in which credit card providers issue cards to users before the expiration date In Committee
- HB 5082 Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs Passed
Historical 69 bills
- HB 4526 Provisions for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within West Virginia Died
- HB 4521 State to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time served Died
- HB 4520 Provide 25% Discount to WV Residents using State Parks Died
- HB 4519 Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties Died
- HB 4518 Require DMV and Parkways Auhority to coordinate records for plate transfers Died
- HB 4517 To maximize the utility and accessibility of West Virginia’s child care tax credit for employers Died
- HB 4514 Modify determination of high 3 years for Sheriff’s Retirement System Died
- HB 4513 Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments Died
- HB 4512 Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits. Died
- HB 4511 To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. Died
- HB 4510 Prohibit the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for any state funded program or activity Died
- HB 4662 Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances Died
- HB 4661 Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty Died
- HB 4645 Institue a 50% reduction in the property tax paid by childcare facilities. Died
- HB 4644 Require that County Superintendents of Schools for the Department of Education be West Virginia residents. Died
- HB 4637 Limit the time Teachers Aides can be pulled from their regular duties to 30 minutes per day. Died
- HB 4636 Change the title from Salesperson in State Code to Sales agent for thoses who sell real estate. Died
- HB 4570 To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service Died
- HB 4566 Increasing penalties for hit and run offenses Died
- HB 4565 Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs Died
- HB 4564 Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption Died
- HB 4563 Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle Died
- HB 4562 Change required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuity Died
- HB 4561 Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. Signed
- HB 4560 Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division Died
Co-sponsored
407 billsCurrent session 77 bills
- HB 5084 Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products Signed
- HB 5081 Relating to any school employee before being hired must pass a CPS background check In Committee
- HB 4942 Adding a limitation on vehicular length for certain stretches of highway In Committee
- HB 5220 Authorizing State Tax Division Investigators to carry concealed weapon In Committee
- HB 5438 Exempting law enforcement and emergency vehicles from paying turnpike tolls In Committee
- HCR 69 To recognize every February during a leap year as Upper Big Branch Miners Month. In Committee
- HCR 68 U. S. Army Air Force, Major (Ret.) Willis “Scottie” Adams Memorial Bridge Passed
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5521 Prohibiting laws requiring person to receive or use medical products In Committee
- HB 4866 Prohibit needle exchanges from providing services in West Virginia In Committee
- HCR 47 U. S. Army SGT John Claude Roby Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 5358 Creating an ombudsman program within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to review complaints against a state agency or correctional facility. Passed
- HB 5363 Requiring the Commissioner of Corrections and Rehabilitation to continue the GOALS Programs in regional jails. In Committee
- HB 5360 Clarifying the groups of persons to whom the criminal prohibitions related to child pornography are inapplicable when such persons are performing their official or employment duties. In Committee
- HB 5364 Clarifying the victims of crimes against law-enforcement officers. In Committee
- HB 5359 Relating to recognizing the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In Committee
- HCR 86 Honoring Herschel “Woody” Williams as one of two West Virginia statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. In Committee
- HB 5338 Relating to Safe Harbor for Cybersecurity Programs Vetoed
- HB 5331 Relating to boating safety education certificate In Committee
- HR 6 A resolution reaffirming support for the town of Thurmond, the historic buildings within the community, and the strong coal mining history associated with it Passed
- HB 5274 To require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments. In Committee
- HB 4867 Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content Passed
- HB 5297 Relating to prohibiting pubertal modulation and hormonal therapy when provided to assist in a gender transition Passed
- HB 5124 The purpose of this bill is to remove the restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom. In Committee
- HB 5092 Ensuring certain amount of vehicle registration renewal fee be dedicated to Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement System In Committee
Historical 330 bills
- HB 4106 Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds Signed
- HB 4099 To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant Died
- HB 4098 To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record Died
- HB 4097 To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act Died
- HB 4092 require all law enforcement officers in WV be U.S. citizens Died
- HB 4507 Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders Died
- HB 4506 Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit towards retirement Died
- HB 4505 Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse Died
- HB 4496 To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real. Died
- HB 4494 Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state. Died
- HB 4478 Relating to racing facilities Died
- HB 4471 Approved sewage systems for rental property Died
- HB 4467 Relating to maternity leave for school employees Died
- HB 4466 Extend the public intoxication of alcohol code to include being under the impairment of narcotics in public Died
- HB 4461 Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days Died
- HB 4727 To provide a 25% pay increase for state teachers (all salary scales) Died
- HB 4695 To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor Died
- HB 4684 Eliminate all state and county subsidies or tax breaks for solar compounds or wind compounds or other renewable energy corporations Died
- HB 4680 Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship Died
- HB 4678 Relating to Constitutional Carry Died
- HB 4052 To enhance the safety of first responders at emergency scenes (Halo Law) Died
- HB 4003 WV First Small Business Growth Act Died
- HB 4450 Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom Died
- HB 4444 Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for Died
- HB 4436 To require children interviewed by Child Protective Services have their interviews conducted at a child advocacy center Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 4799
To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB 4546
Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
SB 794
Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB 5110
Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for senior citizens auditing certain college classes
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
SB 900
Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 4592
Relating to college campus safety
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 4419
Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 4990
Relating to crimes using gift cards
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 5277
Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 4850
Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 4765
Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 4464
Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention
PASSAGE |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 3429
Prequalifying consultants for WVDEP- Abandon Mine Lands
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2402
Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2479
Relating to Management and control of county authority vested in board
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2451
To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3277
Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2511
Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3411
Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2942
Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3209
To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3356
Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2961
To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3209
To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state.
EFFECT Jul 01, 2025 |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3263
Relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3166
Requirements for School Safety Mapping Data
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3517
Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3111
To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary
AMENDMENTS |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3357
Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 765
Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program
RECEDE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3000
Relating to agency changes and updates to the West Virginia Commercial Feed Law.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3411
Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 50
Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3016
Photo voter ID.
LIMIT TO 5 MIN |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 225
Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 474
Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
HFA YOUNG 4-10 #1 |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 35
Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 586
Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 586
Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 275
Removing requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalent
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
PASSAGE |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 581
Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
TABLE EFFECT Jul 01, 2025 |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Nay | fail | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 531
Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 474
Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3162
Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |