Brian Helton

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 231 Relating to value-based payment requirements · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 499 Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 741 Expanding pilot program to implement involuntary commitment process · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 742 Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 897 Relating to licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselors · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1053 Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1011 Allowing volunteer fire departments to submit audit paperwork electronically · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 210 Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1038 Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 1008 Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation · Became Law · Jun 24, 2026
• SB 744 Relating to Critical Incident Review Team · Vetoed · Apr 1, 2026
• SB 182 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• SB 805 Relating to abortion pill reversal · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
• SB 420 West Virginia First Energy Act · Passed One Chamber · Mar 10, 2026
• SB 185 Allowing appointment of more than one chief deputy by sheriff · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2026
• SB 745 Relating to requirements for school nutrition programs · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2026
• SB 1036 Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SR 56 Honoring Sergeant First Class Bill Brown for his distinguished military service · Introduced · Mar 3, 2026
• SB 560 Relating to financing and state payments · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2026
• SR 54 Recognizing Christy Martin for her remarkable achievements in boxing · Introduced · Feb 26, 2026
• SB 1055 Conducting rate study for substance use disorder · Introduced · Feb 24, 2026
• SB 1003 Creating regional pediatric mental health hubs · Introduced · Feb 24, 2026
• SB 1009 Providing immunity for those who work for Child Advocacy Centers while performing duties · Introduced · Feb 19, 2026
• SB 995 Conducting oversight of Rural Health Transformation program · Introduced · Feb 19, 2026
• SB 946 Relating to hospital facility fee oversight · Introduced · Feb 16, 2026
• SR 35 Recognizing February 14, 2026, as National Organ Donor Day · Introduced · Feb 13, 2026
• SR 34 Designating February 12, 2026, as Hospital Day · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 907 Relating to pharmacy benefit managers and state pharmacy purchasing · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• SB 589 Relating to recovery residences · Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
• SB 822 Revising gold card process to include hospitals or department hospitals · Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
• SB 764 Prohibiting certain adulterated products · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 783 Relating to sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• SB 666 Determining liability for exposure to asbestos or silica · Introduced · Jan 29, 2026
• SB 623 Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 626 Removing Inspector General from inclusion in Department of Health · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 522 Creating WV Jobs Protection Act · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SB 500 Prohibiting of sex offender living within 1000 feet of any school, park, or playground · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 507 Extending statute of limitations for bringing actions for gender reassignment surgeries · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 462 Using E-Verify to verify legal employment status of workers · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• SB 418 Creating Safer Communities Act · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 422 Creating mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 209 Creating Vape Regulation and Enforcement Act · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 180 Creating State Central Legal Advertising website · 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 181 Relating to home rule reform · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 212 Creating Whistleblower Protection Fund Act · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 184 Prohibiting camping in public places · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 189 Relating to certified professional midwives · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 538 Allowing certain entities to purchase qualifying tax-delinquent properties before they are offered at public auction · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 537 Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 748 Creating Safer Communities Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2025
• SCR 18 Recognizing intent to create WV Coal Renaissance Act · Passed Legislature · Apr 12, 2025
• SB 503 Allowing sheriffs to appoint more than one chief deputy with consent of county commission · Passed Legislature · Apr 12, 2025
• SB 939 Relating to testing for substance use disorder · Passed Legislature · Apr 11, 2025
• SB 723 Relating to clinical inpatient medical treatment centers for substance use disorder · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• SB 726 Relating to medication-assisted treatment programs · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 707 Providing increase in salary to WV Birth-to-Three contracted therapists and employees · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 739 Relating to recovery residences · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 820 Whistleblower Protection Fund Act · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• SB 579 Relating to Home Rule Reform · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 891 Creating State Central Legal Advertising website · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• SB 902 Securing WV baseload coal generation and ratepayer protection · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• SB 867 Prohibiting payment to residential substance use disorder treatment facilities that do not meet certain requirements · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
• SB 857 Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SCR 14 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study substance use disorder in WV · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• SB 717 Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers · Introduced · Mar 6, 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 574 Prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion policies · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 580 Increasing penalty for felony distribution of controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 583 Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within state · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 584 Lauren's Law increasing penalty for delivery of certain controlled substances · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 540 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 535 Raleigh County Economic Opportunity Development District · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 539 Removing certain entities from list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display of obscene matter to minor · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 541 Sentencing guidelines for fentanyl · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 515 Relating to involuntary hospitalization for substance use disorder · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• SB 504 Prohibiting camping in public places · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• SB 440 Requiring each judicial candidate to file as partisan candidate · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 1 Small Business Growth Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 648 Strategic and Critical Resources Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 641 Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 640 Prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political elections · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 531 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 502 Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 592 WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act · Became Law · Jun 25, 2026
• SB 587 Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials · Became Law · Jun 25, 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
• SR 60 Recognizing March 10, 2026, as Hunger Free WV Day · Introduced · Mar 10, 2026
• SB 928 Relating to manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
• SB 67 Relating to public charter schools · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
• SB 1083 Requiring registration as sex offender for conviction of indecent exposure to certain minors · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 1000 Regulating vape and smoke shop retailers · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 986 Relating to child torture and abused children · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 144 Providing phased-in increase in homestead exemption · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 929 Relating to state board intervention into county school systems · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• SB 1037 Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault · Introduced · Feb 27, 2026
• SJR 21 Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Amendment · Introduced · Feb 25, 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 1073 Classifying independent contractors and employees · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• SB 1040 Creating WV Energy Freedom Act · Introduced · Feb 21, 2026
• SJR 22 Authorizing Legislature to Eliminate Ad Valorem Tax on Business and Inventory Tangible Personal Property Amendment · Introduced · Feb 21, 2026
• SB 1039 Expanding crime of indecent exposure to include biological males who undress in women's locker rooms · Introduced · Feb 21, 2026
• SB 1041 Creating Energy Economic Load Dispatch Act · Introduced · Feb 21, 2026
• SR 32 Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families · Passed One Chamber · Feb 18, 2026
• SB 173 Prohibiting abortifacients · Passed One Chamber · Feb 16, 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 926 Eliminating capital gains tax on certain precious metals · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 923 Creating Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 931 Relating to utility affordability and economic competitiveness · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• SB 917 Imposing privilege tax on retail sale of electric vehicle charging services · Introduced · Feb 11, 2026
• SB 615 Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE · Passed One Chamber · Feb 10, 2026
• SB 732 Permitting audio recording during Child Protective Services investigations · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 730 Relating to program requirements of Bureau for Family Assistance · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 729 Setting forth mandatory Medicaid program requirements · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 716 Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• SB 20 Stable Energy Rates Protection Act · Introduced · Jan 30, 2026
• SCR 1 Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure · Passed Legislature · Jan 30, 2026
• SB 424 Establishing Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 · Introduced · Jan 30, 2026
• SB 635 Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• SB 602 Requiring repeat DUI offenders to carry ID indicating they may not purchase alcohol · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 612 Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• SB 528 Designating permanent daylight saving time as official time of state · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SB 76 Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SCR 2 Supporting practices of freedom of religion in public spaces · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• SB 477 Authorizing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 503 Displaying official US motto in state buildings · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 479 Requiring hair follicle drug testing of substantiated child abusers before restoring unsupervised visitation rights · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 498 Relating to pornography access for minors · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• SB 42 Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• SB 447 Relating to Industrial Access Road Grant Program · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• SB 423 Creating Public Electrical Savings Act · Introduced · Jan 15, 2026
• SB 40 Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 50 Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 33 Permitting certain state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 47 Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 82 Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources · Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
• SB 8 Providing additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrender · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 617 Discouraging gang activity · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 941 Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 459 Requiring county planning commission members be state residents · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 627 Removing prohibition against leasing state-owned pore spaces underlying lands designated as state parks · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 154 Prohibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schools · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 464 Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 942 Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 810 Clarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nurses · Became Law · Aug 8, 2025
• SB 531 Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials · Vetoed · Apr 30, 2025
• SB 722 Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act · Vetoed · Apr 30, 2025
• SCR 27 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study sale of alcohol · Apr 12, 2025
• SCR 26 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study smoke shops · Apr 12, 2025
• SR 50 Requesting federal government study waterway restoration to mitigate existing and future flooding · Introduced · Apr 12, 2025
• SB 592 Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks · Passed One Chamber · Apr 11, 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 944 Creating WV Child First Advisory Committee · 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 585 Relating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 761 Creating Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 89 Creating alternative high-risk population public charter schools · Passed One Chamber · Apr 8, 2025
• SCR 8 US Army E6 Dennis Charles Hurley Memorial Bridge · Passed Legislature · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 470 Creating WV Athletic Freedom Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• SB 547 Creating Charter Schools Startup Fund · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• SR 44 Memorializing life of basketball legend Jerry West · Introduced · Apr 4, 2025
• SJR 2 Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 933 Creating Small Business Protection Act · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SJR 8 Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 85 Prohibiting use or sale of abortifacients · Passed One Chamber · Apr 2, 2025
• SB 850 Creating Protecting Shareholders Act · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
• SB 632 Relating to surprise billing of out-of-network ambulance services · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• SB 506 Relating to enhanced pay for certain teachers · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 763 Creating Public Electrical Savings Act · Introduced · Mar 28, 2025
• SB 595 Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 743 Adjusting percentage of tax retained by clerk of county commission for certain purposes · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 105 Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 821 Requiring child protective services workers to wear body-worn cameras · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 755 Establishing WV Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program Act · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• SB 929 Restoring Private Schools Act of 2025 · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• SB 851 Creating Child Protection Investigations Reform Act · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 854 Creating Academic Quality in Public Education Act · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 853 Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor · Introduced · 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 849 Providing enhanced pay for State Police · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 855 Relating to incentive program to promote beverage container recycling · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SR 36 Recognizing 100th anniversary of WV State Fair · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SR 35 Recognizing WV Mothers and Babies Support Program for its outstanding achievements · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 804 Relating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform Act · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 678 Establishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 764 Creating Community School Parent Choice Act · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 762 Creating Support for Neglected Schools Act · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 749 Relating generally to public charter schools · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 614 Authorizing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin · 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 740 Establishing Stop Squatters Act · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 264 Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• SB 204 Relating to opioid treatment programs · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• SB 564 Prohibiting voters not affiliated with major political party from voting ballot of political party in primary election · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
• SB 566 Providing certified law-enforcement officers tuition-free education up to highest tuition rate for public higher education in WV · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
• SB 664 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 534 Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 659 Creating Parents' Bill of Rights · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• SB 633 Protecting Kids from Porn Act · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 434 Requiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schools · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 13 Memorializing life of Wanda Porterfield Casto · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• SB 136 Increasing penalties and parole eligibility requirements for homicide · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 3 Creating Select Committee on Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• SB 536 Relating to county economic opportunity development districts · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SR 7 Recognizing 153rd anniversary of Glenville State University · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• SCR 7 Cohen Wade Craddock Memorial Road · Introduced · Feb 17, 2025
• SB 507 Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors · Introduced · Feb 17, 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 444 Establishing 3-year mandatory prison sentence for person convicted of illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 424 Restoring Sanity Act · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 447 Creating Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act · Introduced · Feb 13, 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 255 Allowing students to participate in non-school competitive activities · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 97 WV Chemical Abortion Prohibition Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 77 Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 261 Reorganizing School Building Authority as School Maintenance Authority · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 72 Requiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minors · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 134 Prohibiting camping in public places · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 94 Requiring course in public schools on human development · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SJR 4 Protection of Right to Bear Arms Amendment · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 69 Requiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptives · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 90 Providing greater access to unused buildings for public charter schools · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 172 Permitting retired teachers to substitute up to 180 days without penalty of losing retirement · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 260 Clarifying residency requirements for voter registration · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 41 Approving overtime pay for teachers · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• SB 17 Fetal Heartbeat Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025