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Bill Flanigan
WV House District 4 Former
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 38Criminal Justice & Policing 20Economy & Taxes 18Social Services & Welfare 17Labor & Employment 11Healthcare 9Civil Rights & Liberties 8Technology & Privacy 6Transportation & Infrastructure 6Housing 5Elections & Voting 4Environment & Energy 4Education 3Other 3Banking & Finance 2Gun Policy 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV House District 4
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2024 | Nov 30, 2016 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| WV House District 51
West Virginia |
Republican | Jan 1, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (715 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 4106 — Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1053 — Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1043 — Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4865 — Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials | Nay | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5441 — Reforming State Personnel System | Nay | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 890 — Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5693 — Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 913 — Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4265 — Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration forms and tags for… | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5441 — Reforming State Personnel System | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5401 — Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5168 — To increase funding for EMS first responders. | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1064 — Redefining "long-term substitute" as it relates to public school personnel | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 899 — Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 927 — Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5537 — Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | Nay | Mar 14, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5438 — To modify the foundation allowance to improve instructional programs. | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5462 — Relating to Mine Subsidence | Nay | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5527 — Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 997 — Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4893 — Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5353 — To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily… | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4412 — Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5686 — Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5528 — Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. | Yea | Mar 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (10 as lead sponsor)
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HB 5382
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Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program.
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HB 5630
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Relating generally to providing notice for amendments to a zoning ordinance.
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HB 4977
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Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessments
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HB 5629
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Relating generally to the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
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HB 5632
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Relating to local permitting deadlines
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HB 5631
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Relating to the Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act
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HB 5476
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Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals.
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HB 4839
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Relating to compensation for sworn members of the WV State Police
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HB 4496
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To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video…
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HB 4756
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To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV