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Patricia Rucker
WV Senate District 16
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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 131Healthcare 89Education 49Economy & Taxes 46Labor & Employment 44Environment & Energy 37Social Services & Welfare 26Agriculture 21Civil Rights & Liberties 21Criminal Justice & Policing 21Banking & Finance 17Transportation & Infrastructure 13Housing 12Other 10Technology & Privacy 10Elections & Voting 8Abortion & Reproductive Rights 6Foreign Policy & Trade 4Gun Policy 4Veterans Affairs 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV Senate District 16 current
West Virginia |
Republican | Dec 1, 2016 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (431 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 531 — Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 393 — Updating corporate net income tax definitions | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 570 — Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 8802 | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 173 — Prohibiting abortifacients | Yea | Feb 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 704 — Prohibiting certain compensation for advising or assisting with veterans benefits | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 478 — Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act | Yea | Feb 12, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 404 — Relating to Department of Human Services authority to contract with certain providers | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 543 — Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 645 — Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 604 — Extending Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 633 — Relating to WV Commission on Holocaust Education | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 30 — Allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapon without permit | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 694 — Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 473 — Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence | Yea | Feb 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 440 — Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 615 — Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 607 — Relating to federally approved project delivery methods for airport capital improvement projects | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 625 — Relating to responsibility of board of public service district that is being dissolved | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 592 — WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 467 — Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients | Yea | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1 — Small Business Growth Act | Nay | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 586 — Modifying requirements for public water systems | Yea | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 490 — Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants | Yea | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 622 — Extending mine safety technology tax credit | Yea | Feb 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 256 — Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (253 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1084
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Supplemental appropriation to Department of Tourism, fund 5450
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SB 67
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Relating to public charter schools
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SB 1017
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Establishing Charter School Direct Loan Program and Charter School Credit Enhancement Program
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SCR 5
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Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study need for School Finance Transparency Commission
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SB 378
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Division of Natural Resources rule relating to small arms hunting
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SB 271
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Department of Health rule relating to distribution of state funds for support of local boards of health
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SB 407
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Allowing orphan roads to be upgraded by certain entities
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SB 341
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Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to fees
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SB 339
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Commissioner of Financial Institutions rule relating to Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program
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SB 408
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Prohibiting laws coercing person to use medical product
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