Michael Hite
Born
1966
Contact
Email · michael.hite@wvhouse.gov
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9
Bills sponsored
this session · 29 all-time
86
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 246 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
1904
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 1904 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
97.5%
based on 237 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
2.5%
based on 237 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
97.1%
based on 237 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
29 billsCurrent session 9 bills
- HB 5486 To establish the County Home Rule Program as a permanent program. In Committee
- HB 5377 Relating to peer support teams, peer support services, and privileged testimonial communications In Committee
- HB 5288 Relating to the time and place of holding primary elections In Committee
- HB 5324 Relating to using reappropriated funds from “Personal Services” to offer tuition reimbursement to professional new hires In Committee
- HB 5691 Relating to a biennial capitation rate review to be conducted by the Bureau of Medical Services Passed
- HB 4381 West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2024 Passed
- HB 5159 Relating generally to child labor. Passed
- HB 5651 Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands. In Committee
- HB 4779 Repeal requirements of comprehensive zoning ordinance for county to collect development fees In Committee
Historical 20 bills
- HB 5379 To require payment by insurers directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims. Died
- HB 4876 Relating generally to child labor Died
- HB 4868 West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2026 Died
- HB 4752 Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands Died
- HB 4751 Relating to the time and place of holding primary elections Died
- HB 4750 Clarifying where convicted sex offenders may reside. Died
- HB 4500 Permitting the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District under certain conditions. Died
- HB 2922 Safer Communities Act Died
- HB 2494 Relating generally to child labor. Died
- HB 2443 Clarifying where convicted sex offenders may reside. Died
- HB 2442 Relating to entry upon or recovery of lands. Died
- HB 2495 Moving the Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority to the Department of Arts, Culture, and History. Died
- HB 2440 Relating to the time and place of holding primary elections Died
- HB 2497 Mandating executive branch agencies, the State Police, and county boards of education implement a Locality Pay adjustment on July 1, 2026 Died
- HB 3277 Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act Signed
- HB 3005 West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2025 Died
- HCR 25 U. S. Marine Corps, PFC John Louis “Johnny” Brumbaugh, Jr. Memorial Bridge Died
- HCR 34 William N. “Shug” Kisner Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 3480 Enact the West Virginia Consumer Financial Privacy Act of 2023 Died
- HJR 23 Relating to removing language prohibiting sheriffs from serving more than two consecutive terms Died
Co-sponsored
246 billsCurrent session 86 bills
- HB 4945 Relating generally to the Hope Scholarship Program Signed
- HB 4918 To codify the USCCA to provide concealed carry classes in West Virginia. In Committee
- HB 5699 Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, Division of Culture and History Passed
- HB 4844 Relating generally to drug testing of state legislators. In Committee
- HB 4808 To allow retired school employees to work after 140 days in certain circumstances. In Committee
- HB 5220 Authorizing State Tax Division Investigators to carry concealed weapon In Committee
- HB 4805 To create a division of election crimes and security within the office of the Secretary of State and give the Secretary of State the authority to recommend prosecution to the appropriate judicial jurisdiction. In Committee
- HR 9 Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan Passed
- HB 4863 Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act Signed
- HCR 66 U.S. Army SP4 Lonnie “Bill” Walker Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 4972 Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance In Committee
- HB 4946 Add as required material in public schools the teaching of the full Constitution of the United States, The Federalist Papers and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letters from Birmingham Jail In Committee
- HCR 68 U. S. Army Air Force, Major (Ret.) Willis “Scottie” Adams Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 5434 Authorizing the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways to offer locality pay to Division of Highways employees working in certain jurisdictions In Committee
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5424 Relating to eligibility for and amount of unemployment benefits In Committee
- HB 4866 Prohibit needle exchanges from providing services in West Virginia In Committee
- HB 4974 To create the Save our Farmland and Protect our National Security Act In Committee
- HB 5409 Relating to loss of parental rights after a third petition for a child’s removal In Committee
- HB 5548 Relating to modifying requirements imposed on any owner, operator, or manager within a tourism development project Passed
- HB 5623 Relating to absentee voting Passed
- HB 5698 Relating to the Consumer Data Protection Act Passed
- HCR 87 A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment In Committee
- HCR 86 Honoring Herschel “Woody” Williams as one of two West Virginia statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. In Committee
- HB 5295 Authorizing a private outdoor designated area to simultaneously host multiple qualified permit holders Signed
Historical 160 bills
- HB 4196 To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone Signed
- HB 4080 To provide for partisan races for mayoral and city council races, and provide for the election of mayors by citizens of a town or municipality. Died
- HB 4006 Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act Died
- HB 4010 Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state Died
- HB 5659 Relating to the development and implementation of a comprehensive model for the estimation of child care costs to be used in determining child care subsidy reimbursement rates. Died
- HB 5625 Relating to the licensure of radon mitigators, testers, contractors, and laboratories Died
- HB 5624 Relating to asbestos abatement Died
- HB 5591 Relating to dispensing of ivermectin Died
- HB 5527 Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs Died
- HB 5510 Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. Died
- HB 5476 Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals. Died
- HB 5403 Relating to fire safety requirements for agritourism businesses. Died
- HB 5377 Burial Equity Act Died
- HB 5365 Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers providing services to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Died
- HB 5331 To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters Died
- HB 5329 Expand the usage of impact fees for county development Died
- HB 5236 The purpose of this bill is to ensure compliance with state law requiring ballot tabulating equipment to not be connected to the internet, by requiring random inspections by the Secretary of State, including all necessary reporting. Died
- HB 5235 Back to school sales tax holiday Died
- HB 5234 Relating to requiring certain information with an absentee ballot Died
- HB 5231 The purpose of this bill is to require counties to utilize separate voting machines from those used for voting in an election, and to require testing of the automatic tabulating equipment prior to its use in an election. Died
- HB 5230 Modifying retirement and disability benefits for dependents of State Police Died
- HB 5177 Sales tax rebate for qualifying materials used in the construction of modest homes of 1 600 square feet or less Died
- HB 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Died
- HB 5096 Relating to removing services from requiring a certificate of need Died
- HB 5074 Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. Vetoed
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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Yea | 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 |