Roy Cooper
Born
1945
Contact
Email · roy.cooper@wvhouse.gov
District office
31 Pam's Way, Wayside, WV 24985
304-466-5523
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14
Bills sponsored
this session · 124 all-time
32
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 522 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 7 all-time
4232
Recorded votes
93%
Vote participation
voted in 93% of 4232 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.6%
based on 239 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.4%
based on 239 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98%
based on 239 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
124 billsCurrent session 14 bills
- HB 5381 Creating a poster providing contact information and resource information on veteran benefits and services In Committee
- HB 5352 Relating to Pawnbrokers In Committee
- HB 5252 Requiring certain minimum experience for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation. Signed
- HB 4726 Creating a liaison program with the federal Department of Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program In Committee
- HB 5023 To provide for two coal miners to go onto a job site where they will be gone over two hours within the mine In Committee
- HB 4571 Authorizing long term care facilities to increase their number of beds on certificate of need by 5% so long as those beds are filled by veterans In Committee
- HB 4570 Relating to the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses In Committee
- HB 4569 Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment In Committee
- HB 4721 Require Surveyors to offer to record surveys of property Signed
- HB 4720 Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents. In Committee
- HB 4727 Requiring that a state employee with a commercial driver’s license have a current medical evaluation certification In Committee
- HB 4713 Requiring Director of transportation have 2 years experience for bus operator In Committee
- HB 4970 Relating to Limitations upon local municipalities’ ability to retain revenue received from minor traffic violations In Committee
- HB 5523 Authorizing cancellation of voter registration records for individuals who are no longer West Virginia citizens and have obtained a driver’s license in another state In Committee
Historical 110 bills
- HB 4815 Allow community health center to provide sign-on bonus Died
- HB 4814 Relating to creating the Equipment Right to Repair Act Died
- HB 4813 Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment Died
- HB 3067 Raise the homestead exemption to 30,000 Died
- HCR 84 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the declining population of military service veterans in West Virginia Died
- HCR 60 Cpl. Billy F. Mann Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 2823 Exempting buildings or structures utilized exclusively for agricultural purposes from the provisions of the State Building Code Signed
- HCR 51 U.S. Army Private Elmo Davis Memorial Road Died
- HB 3102 Requiring Director of transportation to have experience in transportation department Died
- HB 3068 Exempt 100% disabled combat vets from property tax on primary residence Died
- HB 2819 Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment Died
- HCR 28 Frank Lee Maddy Memorial Road Died
- HCR 26 Jimmy M. Hutchison Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 3278 Allow adjustment of retirement benefit following death of beneficiary for survivor benefit Died
- HCR 86 U. S. Army PFC Robert F. Mann Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 2638 Relating to child custody Died
- HB 2640 Changing the age requirement for State Troopers Died
- HB 2639 Prohibit use of calculators in grades K through 6 Died
- HB 2657 Allow county school boards provide school on Saturday for students with failing grades Died
- HB 2610 Tuition and fee exemptions for service-connected Disabled Veterans and their dependents Died
- HB 2345 Requiring that a state employee with a commercial driver’s license have a current medical evaluation certification Died
- HB 2373 Relating to creating the Equipment Right to Repair Act Died
- HB 2374 Exempting from the sales tax all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles used as farm equipment Died
- HB 2346 Relating to Pawnbrokers Died
- HB 2950 Relating to real estate transfers Died
Co-sponsored
522 billsCurrent session 32 bills
- HB 5436 To allow elected members of county Boards of Education to be short-term substitute teachers In Committee
- HCR 70 Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature to declare June 12th Women’s Veterans Appreciation Day in the State of West Virginia In Committee
- HR 9 Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan Passed
- HB 4885 Relating to blocking roadways Passed
- 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 5134 Deceased Disabled Veteran Real Property Exemption for Widowed Spouses Passed
- HB 5006 Relating to the administration of the A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan Signed
- HB 5376 To extend hunting/fishing rights on private property, without a license, to grandchildren of the land owner In Committee
- HB 4882 Extending in-state tuition rates to all members and veterans of the National Guard, reserves, and armed forces as well as their spouses and dependents Signed
- HR 7 Supporting the Preservation of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Passed
- 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 5234 Relating to Free State Park passes, Hunting & Fishing Licenses for Veterans with PTSD diagnosis In Committee
- HB 5213 To allow Gold Star spouses to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use. Signed
- HB 5224 Exempting honorably discharged Veterans from “Hunter Safety Course” requirement for WV Hunting License In Committee
- HB 4776 Relating to adding elementary schools into school disciplinary measures Passed
- HCR 44 Frank Walker Mosley Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 4807 Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days Passed
- HCR 37 U. S. Army PFC Carl. J. Osburn Bridge Passed
- HCR 82 To create a study resolution to review training, equipment and operating standards, and for certification and evaluation of local and rural fire departments for retention, training, and recruitment purposes. In Committee
- HCR 48 November 7th to be designated annually as “Pastor Appreciation Day” In Committee
- HCR 40 USMC MSG Edward P. & MP Carl A. McCray Memorial Bridge Passed
- HCR 39 US Army SP3 Delbert Sherdan “Buck” Huffman Sr. Memorial Bridge Passed
- HCR 27 U. S. Army Sergeant Jerry Lee Harris Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 4890 To eliminate additional fee from the WVDMV for honorably discharged veterans for “Veteran” vehicle registration plate In Committee
Historical 490 bills
- HB 4003 WV First Small Business Growth Act Died
- HB 5687 Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state Died
- HB 5679 To modify county school boards and county boards of directors Died
- HB 5678 To provide amendments to the Build WV Act Died
- HB 5677 To create the Career Pipeline for Coalfield Counties Act. Died
- HB 5455 Relating to special license plates Died
- HB 5426 To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list Died
- HB 5389 Veterans Housing Redevelopment Tax Credit Act Died
- HB 5320 Welcome Act Died
- HB 5194 To ban calculators and math computational devices from K-8 grade classrooms. Died
- HB 5193 To eliminate adverse possession from the state code of West Virginia Died
- HB 5192 School funding calculations should be the last three-year running average or the current enrollment, whichever is highest Died
- HB 5191 To place rumble strips on all double-yellow lined roads and highways. Died
- HB 5190 Increase conservation funding by $300,000, with the increase only to be allocated based on the head count of cattle and/or large livestock Died
- HB 5189 Relating to the use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations Died
- HB 5180 When schools have events the school needs to sell tickets at the gate as well as online and accept cash Died
- HB 5160 Prohibition of geoengineering Died
- HB 5053 To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades Died
- HB 5047 To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. Died
- HB 5044 To create the Rural County Stabilization and Grant Flexibility Act. Died
- HB 5030 Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments Died
- HB 5028 To create the Small-Town Main Street Recovery Act. Died
- HB 4963 Relating to establishing an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to taxes on tips and overtime Died
- HB 4784 Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032. Signed
- 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
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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |