Jeffrey Stephens
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2
Bills sponsored
this session · 17 all-time
53
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 213 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
1904
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 1904 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
98.3%
based on 242 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1.7%
based on 242 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.2%
based on 242 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
17 billsCurrent session 2 bills
Historical 15 bills
- HB 5495 Creating certain requirements and accountability procedures regarding a student’s use of software in a public school. Died
- HB 5205 Requiring the State Board of Education to create model policies on the use of technology and artifical intelligence in a public school classroom Died
- HB 4893 Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court Vetoed
- HB 4892 To expand the provisionof the literacy-based promation act in order to provide certin intervention and implementation stratagies for literacy proficiency among students in grade 4 through grade 8 Died
- HB 4658 To add to the teacher pay scale the increments of Bachelor’s Plus 30 and Master’s Plus 60 and add that amount in the appropriate increment. Died
- HB 4657 Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation Died
- HB 4655 Expand the grade level for Laken’s Law Died
- HB 4654 To require that teachers in grades 7 through twelve, who teach classes with more than 30 students in their classes receive an additional $25 per day per student over the 30 student-limit, with exceptions for physical education, band, chorus, strings, theater, dance, and other classes aimed at artistic performance. Died
- HB 3314 To require that teachers in grades 7 through twelve, who teach classes with more than 30 students in their classes receive an additional $25 per day per student over the 30 student-limit, with exceptions for physical education, band, chorus, strings, theater, dance, and other classes aimed at artistic performance. Died
- HB 3296 Clarifying how municipalities may deal with dilapidated structures. Died
- HB 3315 To add to the teacher pay scale the increments of Bachelor’s Plus 30 and Master’s Plus 60 and add that amount in the appropriate increment. Died
- HB 2885 Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation Died
- HCR 39 Gold Star Mother Catherine Blake Highway Died
- HB 2805 Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court Died
- HB 2956 Expand the grade level for Laken’s Law Died
Co-sponsored
213 billsCurrent session 53 bills
- HB 5517 To require a statewide public school calendar to begin no earlier that September 1 and end no later than May 31 In Committee
- HB 5268 Relating to the enhanced recovery of oil and natural gas in horizontal wells Signed
- HB 4949 To modify local permitting deadlines for permits, licenses, variances, or other types of approval from a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county. In Committee
- HB 5330 Require DHHR-CPS to notify the county school superintendent & local BOE president (of the public school system where the child attends) of pending CPS investigations. In Committee
- HB 5436 To allow elected members of county Boards of Education to be short-term substitute teachers In Committee
- HB 5490 To create an AI Task Force In Committee
- HR 9 Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan Passed
- HCR 66 U.S. Army SP4 Lonnie “Bill” Walker Memorial Bridge Passed
- 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 5076 Relating to Well Plugging Authority In Committee
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5215 Any Volunteer Fireman that is fully trained and active in 75% of all activities and calls are to be exempt from WV State Personnel Income Tax. In Committee
- HB 5403 To place a $1.00 charge on Uber, Lyft, Uber Eats, Door Dash, and all like services with the proceeds to be disbursed to the WVDOH and equally applied to each Counties Annual Budget. In Committee
- HB 5623 Relating to absentee voting Passed
- HB 5385 Relating generally to the modification of vehicle tires. In Committee
- HB 5377 Relating to peer support teams, peer support services, and privileged testimonial communications In Committee
- HB 5389 Restoring the Rule of 80 for all State Employees. In Committee
- HB 5394 To make any business/individual either selling and/or giving any E-Cigarette (vape or cartridge) to anyone under the age of 18 a misdemeanor. In Committee
- HB 5387 Requiring any motorized conveyance operating 10 MPH below the posted speed limit on any public road in the state to display emergency flashers. In Committee
- HB 5388 Relating generally to asphalt grindings or millings from any WVDOH Right of Way In Committee
- HB 5357 Relating to open captioning for motion pictures In Committee
- HB 5372 Relating to repeal of severability provisions In Committee
- HB 5345 Relating to the registration requirements in the Sex Offender Registration 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
Historical 160 bills
- HB 4081 To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant. Died
- 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 4077 Remove standardized testing in public and private schools Died
- HB 4005 Skills to work Signed
- HB 4002 Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory Vetoed
- HB 5658 Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act or Ryan’s Law. Died
- HB 5632 Relating to local permitting deadlines Died
- HB 5630 Relating generally to providing notice for amendments to a zoning ordinance. Died
- HB 5629 Relating generally to the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Died
- HB 5583 West Virginia Seal of Civic Literacy Act. Died
- HB 5569 To reinstate the discount on insurance for retired firefighters hired after 2010 Died
- HB 5537 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Died
- HB 5526 Clarifying Purchaser Requirements for Tax Abandoned Land Auctions by the Auditor Died
- HB 5492 Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers Died
- HB 5461 Creating the “Financial Accountability Stable Token Act,” for financing and state payments Died
- HB 5425 Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities. Died
- HB 5389 Veterans Housing Redevelopment Tax Credit Act Died
- HB 5388 Creating the official motorist services logo signing program Died
- HB 5387 Relating to high school graduation requirements Died
- HB 5382 Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program. Signed
- HB 5355 If a person who is not certified is holding a teaching position in a WV public school - that position has to come up for bid every year until it is held by a certified person. Died
- HB 5260 Relating generally to medical cannabis Died
- HB 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Died
- HB 5163 Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements Died
- HB 5020 To prohibit a convicted felons of sexual assault, or abuse of juveniles on public school property Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |