Jonathan Pinson
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11
Bills sponsored
this session · 85 all-time
45
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 303 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 6 all-time
1904
Recorded votes
94%
Vote participation
voted in 94% of 1904 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.8%
based on 244 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.2%
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)
85 billsCurrent session 11 bills
- HCR 88 Relating to the Bureau for Social Services In Committee
- HB 4525 Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act In Committee
- HB 4185 To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports In Committee
- HB 4186 Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school In Committee
- HB 4899 WV Belief-Based Campus Student Organization Bill In Committee
- HCR 71 Requesting the Division of Highways to place at least 10 additional signs along highways entering West Virginia honoring fallen veterans and Gold Star Families. Passed
- HB 5641 Relating to the electrical needs of the premises of the United States Armed Forces or the West Virginia National Guard In Committee
- HB 5529 Relating to foster care support services In Committee
- HB 4898 Relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender idenity In Committee
- HB 4897 Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. In Committee
- HB 4884 Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection In Committee
Historical 74 bills
- HB 5654 Exempting West Virginia DNR officers from having to pay income tax on retirement. Died
- HB 5621 Prosecutor FOIA Bill Died
- HB 5600 Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee. Died
- HB 5440 Allowing healthcare workers to refuse to perform procedures related to sex reassignment or gender identity transitioning for religious or conscientious objection Died
- HB 5429 Luggage for foster care children transfered between homes Died
- HB 5428 Relating to providing traumatic event counseling for peace officers. Died
- HB 5419 Providing protection for search and rescue group dogs Died
- HB 5407 The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the participation of mental health providers in juvenile abuse and neglect cases. Died
- HB 5100 Transferring all regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for CBD and Kratom from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. Died
- HB 5086 Relating to peer support services Signed
- HB 5016 To clarify those required to register sex offenders, who must register temporary addresses Died
- HB 4806 To raise the salary of Sheriffs Died
- HB 4805 Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes Died
- HB 4804 To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports Died
- HB 4803 Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act Died
- HB 4802 Relating to credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment Died
- HB 4800 Clarifying the penalty of a dog attacking livestock by adding a proviso to include “any other livestock.” Died
- HB 4799 To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia Signed
- HB 4798 Permitting teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” Signed
- HB 4797 To create the Charlie Kirk Memorial First Amendment Freedom Act. Died
- HB 4796 Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes. Died
- HB 4795 Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. Died
- HB 4794 Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school Died
- HB 3134 Prohibiting public disclosure of restricted information Died
- HCR 41 Halstead Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge. Died
Co-sponsored
303 billsCurrent session 45 bills
- HB 5516 Relating to criminalizing the use of deep fakes Passed
- HCR 91 Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance engage in a study concerning differences in commercial real property taxes in West Virginia versus bordering states and what can be done to mitigate such differences In Committee
- HR 9 Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan Passed
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5430 Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office. Signed
- 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
- HR 7 Supporting the Preservation of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Passed
- HB 5280 West Virginia Short Line Railroad Modernization Act Passed
- HB 5319 Creating the offense of exposing persons to fentanyl Passed
- HB 5337 Establishing the legislative oversight committee of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Passed
- HB 4867 Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content Passed
- HB 5299 The Closed Captioning Act In Committee
- HB 5318 Clarifying that elected municipal police chiefs shall be certified law-enforcement officers. Passed
- HB 4772 Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments In Committee
- HB 5151 Relating to defining term fictive kin Signed
- HB 5142 Allow Religious Exemptions for vaccines In Committee
- HB 5062 Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate Passed
- HB 5063 Modifying the time to terminate a foster care arrangement In Committee
- HB 5197 To make school resource officers (“SROs”) part of the school funding formula In Committee
- HB 5526 Program Design and Outcomes of Selected Pre-Petition Legal Representation Programs In Committee
- 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
Historical 258 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 4138 Relating to persons convicted of a crime Signed
- HB 4090 Provide for the employment or acceptance as avolunteer of a Certified Chaplain by public school board Died
- HB 4006 Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act Died
- HB 4005 Skills to work Signed
- HB 4067 Providing any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income Died
- HB 4053 To establish the blue envelope program. Signed
- HB 5680 Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. Died
- HB 5652 Relating to the hotel occupancy tax Failed
- HB 5624 Relating to asbestos abatement Died
- HB 5437 Creating the Vape Safety Act Signed
- HB 5418 Relating to dog racing requirements Died
- HB 5345 To require child care subsidy payments in West Virginia to be based on enrollment rather than daily attendance Died
- HB 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Died
- HB 5099 Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter Died
- HB 5066 Relating to prohibiting the release of addresses and names of employers of persons who make contributions to political elections Died
- HB 4951 Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education Signed
- HB 4895 Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit Died
- HB 4863 The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act Died
- HB 4664 Relating to increasing compensation for panel attorneys. Died
- HB 4621 Relating to requiring the circuit court to make certain designated findings of fact and conclusions of law in its juvenile child abuse and neglect orders Died
- HB 4620 Relating to clothing and necessity allowance. Died
- HB 4619 Relating to the creation of a special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children Died
- HB 4618 Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent. Died
- HB 4617 Relating to requiring the Bureau of Social Service to file a legislative rule. 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2451
To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Yea | 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 |