Darren Thorne

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 899 Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 592 WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 603 Relating to Property Valuation Training and Procedures Commission · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 84 Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1043 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1033 Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land · Became Law · Jun 24, 2026
• SB 985 Relating to registration and enforcement of kratom products · Became Law · Jun 24, 2026
• SB 669 Relating to general powers of PSC · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 486 Relating to WV Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists · Passed One Chamber · Mar 3, 2026
• SB 759 Relating to agency changes to auctioneers · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2026
• SB 898 Relating to valuation of farm property · Introduced · Feb 25, 2026
• SB 1072 Creating WV Land Use Association Division · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• SR 23 Designating February 2, 2026, as Future Farmers of America Day · Introduced · Feb 2, 2026
• SB 572 Allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• SB 387 Clarifying term "farm" for tax purposes · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 47 Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 165 Clarifying Right to Farm Act relating to regulation of honey bees · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 45 Allowing reduced property valuation for certain farmland · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 74 Establishing criminal offense of obstructing highway or other passageway · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 8 Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 459 Requiring county planning commission members be state residents · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 496 Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy" · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 890 Relating to auctioneers · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• SR 41 Designating March 27, 2025, as Local Food and Farm Day · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• SB 838 Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 618 Allowing reduced property valuation for certain farmland · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 560 Allowing counties and municipalities to limit utility scale renewable energy facilities · Introduced · Feb 20, 2025
• SB 507 Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors · Introduced · Feb 17, 2025

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 648 Strategic and Critical Resources Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1 Small Business Growth Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 59 Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 886 Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 29 Providing pay increases to members of judiciary · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 44 Relating to sale of homemade food items · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 506 Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 587 Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 659 Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 4 Relating to crimes against public justice · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 741 Expanding pilot program to implement involuntary commitment process · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 712 Allowing installation of cattle guards on certain public roads · Became Law · Jun 24, 2026
• SB 927 Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SR 67 Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Michael Andrew Woelfel · Introduced · Mar 14, 2026
• SR 68 Recognizing dedicated public service of Honorable Charles Houston Clements · Introduced · Mar 14, 2026
• SJR 9 Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SR 50 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study PSC · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SCR 5 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study need for School Finance Transparency Commission · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SCR 7 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study ongoing water crisis in southern WV · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SB 963 Protecting due process in firearm confiscation · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2026
• SB 981 Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increases · Introduced · Mar 4, 2026
• SB 1081 Establishing School Finance Transparency Commission · Feb 27, 2026
• SB 996 Creating Jennings Randolph Lake State Park and Teter Creek Lake State Park · Introduced · Feb 25, 2026
• SR 47 Recognizing Leadership Berkeley · Introduced · Feb 24, 2026
• SB 718 Increasing pay for magistrates · Introduced · Feb 24, 2026
• SR 48 Memorializing life of Honorable Sarah Abigail (Mullennex) Minear · Introduced · Feb 24, 2026
• SB 1071 Creating Public Defense and Provisioning Act · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• SB 925 Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences · Passed One Chamber · Feb 23, 2026
• SB 23 Relating to taxation of wind power projects · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• SB 549 Phasing in increase in daily rate of juror pay · Passed One Chamber · Feb 20, 2026
• SB 961 Relating to rule-making policies · Introduced · Feb 20, 2026
• SB 1004 Adding voter approval requirement to close or consolidate schools · Introduced · Feb 19, 2026
• SR 32 Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families · Passed One Chamber · Feb 18, 2026
• SR 43 Designating February 17, 2026, as Local Food and Farm Day · Introduced · Feb 17, 2026
• SR 42 Memorializing life of Honorable Walter Dolph Helmick · Introduced · Feb 16, 2026
• SB 478 Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act · Passed One Chamber · Feb 13, 2026
• SB 931 Relating to utility affordability and economic competitiveness · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 761 Relating to in-state production of value-added forest products · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 923 Creating Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 30 Allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapon without permit · Passed One Chamber · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 562 Establishing Food Is Medicine Program under Medicaid · Introduced · Feb 11, 2026
• SB 615 Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE · Passed One Chamber · Feb 10, 2026
• SB 866 Eliminating capital gains tax on gold, silver, and cryptocurrency · Introduced · Feb 9, 2026
• SB 806 Clarifying definition of “farm” or “farmland” for real property tax assessment purposes · Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
• SB 413 Creating Transactional Gold and Silver Act · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 73 Clarifying non-agricultural status of solar farms · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• SR 20 Recognizing and honoring victims of Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 61 Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election · Passed One Chamber · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 716 Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 388 Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms · Passed One Chamber · Feb 2, 2026
• SB 674 Relating to dog racing requirements · Introduced · Jan 30, 2026
• SB 647 Allowing physician assistants to own practice · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• SB 612 Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 564 Modifying requirements for volunteer firefighters to qualify for volunteer firefighter tax credit · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• SB 568 Creating Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• SB 522 Creating WV Jobs Protection Act · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SCR 2 Supporting practices of freedom of religion in public spaces · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SB 507 Extending statute of limitations for bringing actions for gender reassignment surgeries · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 498 Relating to pornography access for minors · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 504 West Virginia Rural School Protection Act · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 475 Relating to legislative rules regarding chemicals of emerging concern · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 42 Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• SB 408 Prohibiting laws coercing person to use medical product · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 18 Protecting employees who defend themselves from attack inside workplace from termination · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 209 Creating Vape Regulation and Enforcement Act · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 33 Permitting certain state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 81 Permitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weapons · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 17 State Sovereignty Act of 2026 · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 183 Removing certain entities from list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display of obscene matter to minor · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 172 Establishing digital currency backed by gold · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 158 Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial Act · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 40 Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 171 Creating WV Released Time Education Act · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 82 Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 37 Clarifying limitations on concealed carry permit · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 80 Requiring user photo on EBT cards · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 184 Prohibiting camping in public places · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 164 Establishing Joint Commission on Government Efficiency · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 88 Relating to community air monitoring programs · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SJR 2 Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 154 Prohibiting digital manipulation of sexually explicit content including minors · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 36 Making syringe exchange services programs unlawful · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 19 Relating to purchase or acquisition of real property by foreign entities · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 275 Removing requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalent · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 765 Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 581 Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 280 Displaying official US motto in public schools · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 199 Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 10 Exempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service tax · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 617 Discouraging gang activity · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 154 Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 621 Authorizing digital court records · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 270 Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 573 Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 299 Modifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignment · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 75 Changing distribution of income from excess lottery fund · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 722 Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act · Vetoed · Apr 30, 2025
• SR 50 Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding · Introduced · Apr 12, 2025
• SCR 18 Recognizing intent to create WV Coal Renaissance Act · Passed Legislature · Apr 12, 2025
• SB 940 Relating to Water Pollution Control Act · Passed Legislature · Apr 11, 2025
• SCR 25 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study incentives and policies to fund public libraries · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 864 Clarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecution · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SCR 24 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study issues regarding admission to residency programs · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 470 Creating WV Athletic Freedom Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• SR 44 Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West · Introduced · Apr 4, 2025
• SJR 8 Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SJR 2 Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 730 Establishing Forest Carbon Registry · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• SB 690 Authorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officials · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 707 Providing increase in salary to WV Birth-to-Three contracted therapists and employees · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SJR 16 Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 570 Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• SB 899 Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 721 Authorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animals · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 705 Allowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to Legislature · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 737 Creating WV Farm Equipment Repair Pilot Program · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SCR 15 Opposing China's use of UN Resolution 2758 against Taiwan · Passed Legislature · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 841 Prohibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioning · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 804 Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform Act · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 807 Exempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxes · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 806 Reorganizing several provisions of bail statutes · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 812 Establishing, defining, and creating criminal penalties for terrorist acts and groups · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 678 Establishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SR 33 Designating March 18, 2025, as WV Homeschool Day · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 796 Establishing legal voter identification standards · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 516 Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• SR 28 Designating March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• SB 521 Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 21 Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 740 Establishing Stop Squatters Act · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• SJR 6 Legislative Authority to Reduce or Eliminate Ad Valorem Taxes while Mandating Equal or Greater Revenue Replacement for Impacted Communities Amendment · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 614 Authorizing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 271 Natural Resources Anti-Commandeering Act · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 610 Exempting overtime compensation from income tax · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 264 Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• SB 242 Equipment Right to Repair Act · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 699 Protecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experiments · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
• SB 706 Bringing Department of Education under rule-making review of Legislature · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
• SB 688 Providing for 4th Amendment Restoration Act · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 676 Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 682 Requiring electric utility meter choice · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 622 Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 675 Requiring participant in federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to report certain data · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 659 Creating Parents' Bill of Rights · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• SB 629 Providing increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 628 Relating to non-opioid medication · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 633 Protecting Kids from Porn Act · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 623 Specifying circumstances in which senior judges and justices may be recalled to service · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• SB 624 Relating to vacancies in offices of state officials · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• SB 619 Authorizing judge or chief judge to fill prospective vacancy in office of magistrate · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• SR 13 Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• SB 599 Creating Sound Science in Regulations Act · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 3 Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• SB 591 Creating Criminal Forfeiture Process Act to replace West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• SB 575 Defining community air monitoring · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 583 Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 574 Prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SJR 11 Sheriff's Succession Amendment · Introduced · Feb 21, 2025
• SB 567 Prohibiting employment termination of employee who defends themselves from attack inside workplace · Introduced · Feb 21, 2025
• SR 11 Recognizing Cottage Hill Farm as WV outstanding family-owned Hereford cattle farm for 2024 · Introduced · Feb 20, 2025
• SB 286 Granting parents access to health records of minor child · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 530 Creating the West Virginia Land Sovereignty Act · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 439 Relating to taxation of wind power projects · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• SB 520 Relating to locality pay · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• SB 471 Creating Student-First School Funding Act · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 504 Prohibiting camping in public places · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 469 Creating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025 · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 481 Allowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school events · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 466 Making vaccinations voluntary and not mandatory · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SJR 7 WV Educational Governance Accountability Amendment · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 432 Requiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 445 Permitting state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 58 Permitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weapons · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 49 Prohibiting mandates for vaccines · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 106 Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in Texas · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 19 Providing civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal property · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 278 Prohibiting obscene materials in or within 2,500 feet of WV schools · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 266 Clarifying wind power projects taxation · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 175 Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 97 WV Chemical Abortion Prohibition Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 72 Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SJR 4 Protection of Right to Bear Arms Amendment · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 18 Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 27 Clarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minor · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 251 Requiring county boards ensure their meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on their websites · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 17 Fetal Heartbeat Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 80 Requiring moment of silence at beginning of each school day · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 244 Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 69 Requiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025