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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 4983 — Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification… | Yea | Feb 16, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4098 — To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1 — Small Business Growth Act | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4801 — Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4561 — Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4462 — Prohibition on cell-cultured products | Nay | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1 — Small Business Growth Act | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4602 — Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services… | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4602 — Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services… | Yea | Feb 13, 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 | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4725 — Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 5022 — Relating to expanding the programs to be included in the annual capitation rate review. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4501 — Relating to Dietitian Licensure Compact | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4089 — Preservation of hair during chemotherapy. Also known as the “Jessica Huffman Bill” | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4695 — To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4012 — Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and… | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4466 — Extend the public intoxication of alcohol code to include being under the impairment of narcotics in public | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4767 — Relating to requiring the Bureau for Medical Services to file a legislative rule | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4767 — Relating to requiring the Bureau for Medical Services to file a legislative rule | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4474 — Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4198 — E-Verify Safe Harbor Act | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4345 — Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4198 — E-Verify Safe Harbor Act | Nay | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 4198 — E-Verify Safe Harbor Act | Yea | Feb 10, 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 | Feb 10, 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