Trenton Barnhart
Born
1996
Contact
Email · trenton.barnhart@wvsenate.gov
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16
Bills sponsored
this session · 64 all-time
65
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 337 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
1660
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 1660 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.1%
based on 674 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.9%
based on 674 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.1%
based on 674 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
64 billsCurrent session 16 bills
- HB 4552 To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration Signed
- HB 5420 Modifying bid thresholds for public works projects In Committee
- HB 5419 Relating to the licensure and regulation of mortgage brokers, lenders, and loan originators In Committee
- HB 5421 To create a K9 Search and Rescue Advisory Committee. In Committee
- HCR 51 U. S. Army Colonel Merlin C. Kerns Memorial Bridge Passed
- HB 4723 To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 In Committee
- HB 4697 Add protections for WV residents who reside out of state for certain time periods from non-renewal of licenses and registration Passed
- HB 5561 Relating to permitting the electronic execution of trusts. Signed
- HB 4558 To increase the amount of money given to jurors per day In Committee
- HB 4722 Create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state Passed
- HB 4947 Creating the “First Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act” In Committee
- HB 5087 To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement. In Committee
- HCR 11 VFD Gregory Linn Haught Memorial Bridge. Passed
- HB 5562 Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts. In Committee
- HB 4724 To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board. In Committee
- HB 4991 Eliminating cap on maximum amount of money in a county’s stabilization fund In Committee
Historical 48 bills
- HCR 107 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study atlernative methods of recourse for delinquent court fees. Died
- HB 3055 To create the “Council on Efficient Government Act” Died
- HB 3146 Relating to the review of certain executive orders issued by the President of the United States Died
- HB 3142 Relating to electric bicycles Died
- HB 2617 An Act to Establish a Cap on Government Red Tape Died
- HB 3202 To allow public high schools to have full time athletic trainers Died
- HB 2031 West Virginia Development Achievements Transparency Act Died
- HB 2041 County Budget Flexibility Act Died
- HB 2040 Adopting and implementing a “Heat and Humidity Practice Policy” for all interscholastic athletic events Died
- HB 3401 Relating to notice of possible surface encumbrances overlying mineral parcels Died
- HB 3213 To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board Died
- HB 2637 Raising the threshold bid for county governments Died
- HCR 87 Clark Brothers Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 3125 To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses Signed
- HB 3375 Creating the “First Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act" Died
- HB 2636 To allow municipalities to re-bid a project if a contractor is deemed to not be reputable Died
- HB 2706 Providing that ad valorem taxes on oil and gas mineral rights shall only be assessed in the county where the property is physically located, regardless of where the well pad is located Died
- HB 2705 To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement Died
- HB 3212 To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 Died
- HB 3294 Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act Died
- HB 2716 Create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state Died
- HB 3505 Relating to insurance Died
- HB 3097 Prohibiting credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies from selling consumer information to third party financing entities Died
- HB 2197 To increase the amount of money given to jurors per day Died
- HR 12 Encouraging Monongahela Power to purchase Pleasants Power Station Died
Co-sponsored
337 billsCurrent session 65 bills
- HB 5084 Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products Signed
- HB 5268 Relating to the enhanced recovery of oil and natural gas in horizontal wells Signed
- HB 4833 Require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a “free/elective/assistant” period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them In Committee
- HCR 54 West Virginia has standing in matters relating to issues that impact people of 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 5436 To allow elected members of county Boards of Education to be short-term substitute teachers In Committee
- HB 5443 Clarifying that electronic data processing services are to be included in the valuation of specialized high-technology property Passed
- HB 5441 Relating to raising the threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 for the requirement of bids for municipal public works projects. In Committee
- HB 5439 Provide that a person defending themselves or others while at work cannot be terminated 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
- HB 4868 To reduce the certification period for certain emergency medical personnel from 4 years to 2 years In Committee
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5052 Increase the tax credit for employers providing child care for employees. In Committee
- HB 4754 Exempting the processing of beef, pork or lamb by a slaughterhouse for an individual owner of the product processed from the Consumer Sales and Service Tax Passed
- HB 4967 Relating to the administration of the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to provide new liability protections for persons and companies who wish to purchase and redevelop former industrial properties. Signed
- HB 5006 Relating to the administration of the A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan Signed
- HJR 28 Protection from medically-assisted suicide or euthanasia in West Virginia Amendment Passed
- HB 5389 Restoring the Rule of 80 for all State Employees. In Committee
- HB 5018 To provide for oversight and authority governing community air monitoring programs. Passed
- HB 5400 To allow for the deportation of illegal aliens to sanctuary city locations across the country. In Committee
- HCR 57 Resolution demanding Congress call a Convention of States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States to create fiscal responsibility by and within the federal government. Passed
- HB 5344 Relating to testimony of cognitively delayed persons in open court and criminal penalties for assault of cognitively delayed persons Passed
- HCR 55 Resolution to make Donald Trump a non-resident West Virginia citizen. In Committee
- 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 272 bills
- HCR 98 For West Virginias Public Employee Insurance Agency (PEIA) Finance Board to examine how they can enhance reimbursement rates to providers Died
- HCR 100 Requesting study on how Local Health Departments are funded and supported Died
- HCR 99 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study childcare in the state of West Virginia Died
- HCR 109 Study the use of property in Elkins for development of a multi-use property Died
- HCR 112 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study House of Representatives Bill 1814 Died
- HB 2221 Relating to the establishment of an insurance innovation process Signed
- HB 2537 Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms Died
- HB 2598 Altering the definition of an above ground storage tank Died
- HB 2514 Relating to the Rural Industrial Site Development Act Died
- HB 3047 Make WV a Second Amendment Sanctuary State Died
- HB 3067 Raise the homestead exemption to 30,000 Died
- HCR 101 Requesting a study of the state’s laboratory needs and the utilization of private laboratories Died
- HR 24 Urging the Governor of West Virginia to form a task force regarding Mylan Pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown Died
- HCR 104 Providing for the expiration of certain emergency orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic declared on March 16, 2020 in West Virginia Died
- HJR 3 Property Tax Modernization Amendment Died
- HR 18 Recognizing the importance of coal-fired power plants and coal resources to WV’s future Died
- HCR 69 To create“The West Virginia Women’s Suffrage Memorial" to be located on the Capitol grounds as a permanent reminder of the impact of the suffragists on West Virginia’s past, present and future. Died
- HB 2174 West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2021 Died
- HB 2595 Prohibit “divisive concepts” from schools, state agencies and any groups receiving state funding Died
- HB 3281 To put cable television network providers under the purview of the PSC for any rate increases or reductions of channels available to customers Died
- HB 3194 Relating to Delinquent Property Tax sales Died
- HB 3214 Reallocating and dedicating three percent of oil and gas severance tax revenues to the oil and gas producing counties Died
- HB 3081 Updating the West Virginia Business Corporations Act Signed
- HB 3102 Requiring Director of transportation to have experience in transportation department Died
- HB 3099 Relating to grandparents' rights to visit grandchildren Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
|
HB 3513
Relating to standards of liability and insurance requirements in certain civil actions
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2880
Relating to parent resource navigators
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3125
To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2347
The Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2678
Relating to school zones of public or private schools
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3125
To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3279
Relating to requirements for WVU and WVSU Board of Governors
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 128
Preventing courts from ordering services at higher rate than Medicaid
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2451
To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3503
Relating to regulation by counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of commercial horticulture under the Water Pollution Control Act
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2718
Relating to creating a State Advisory Council on Establishing a Military College
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2755
To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to be submitted to the Legislature for review
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
Career history 1 past role
- Upper chamber West Virginia District 3 Republican