Joe Ellington
West Virginia
Record ID: WV-HouseOfDelegates-38-ELLINGTON-J
- Room 246M, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 25305
- (304) 340-3172
- joe.ellington@wvhouse.gov
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4002 | Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4008 | Relating to Business Ready Sites Program | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5453 | To modify the school aid funding formula. | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 5212 | Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5510 | Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5012 | Providing for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs. | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5537 | Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 5074 | Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4573 | Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 5687 | Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 5459 | Relating to a tax on managed care organizations | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4768 | Relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5325 | Creating an emeritus license status for retired physicians, podiatric physicians and physician assistants who meet eligibility criteria. | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5089 | Relating to public school acceptance of student transcripts or other credentials | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4869 | Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia. | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4656 | Relating to chronic absenteeism | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4028 | Relating to sales tax on construction materials | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4798 | Permitting teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 4421 | Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5458 | Relating to professionals to be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine | enrolled | 2026RS |
| HB 5163 | Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5464 | West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026 | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5525 | To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water. | failed | 2026RS |
| HB 4477 | To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5198 | Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5478 | Establish a statewide pilot program to improve kindergarten readiness. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4693 | To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5678 | To provide amendments to the Build WV Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4871 | Make available vegetarian meal option for students enrolled in schools, provided that such meals comply with all applicable federal nutritional guidelines | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5534 | To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5535 | Relating to tow truck lighting | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5573 | Rural Medical Residency Program concentrating on obstetrics and gynecology for rural hospitals, can be funded from the Rural Health Inititive or other sources funded by the legislature. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5365 | Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers providing services to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5493 | Provide a penalty of chemical castration or surgical castration for sex abuse crimes against minors. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5499 | Relating to school system fiscal and governance early warning, stabilization, and accountability. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4426 | Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5472 | Formally recognize Mine Rescue teams as first responders in West Virginia. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5433 | Require all state‑regulated health insurance plans to provide meaningful coverage for hearing aids and to cover at least one annual audiological evaluation. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5442 | Relating to training on the uses and indications of certain drugs for pregnant women. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5330 | Allow expedited partner treatment for bacterial vaginitis | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5355 | If a person who is not certified is holding a teaching position in a WV public school - that position has to come up for bid every year until it is held by a certified person. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5200 | Creating Office of entrepreneurship | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5098 | Creation of the MOBILE ID. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5005 | Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5047 | To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4422 | To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4431 | Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5010 | Prohibiting institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from accepting gifts partnerships, or other funding relationships from foreign adversaries. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5011 | Allow removal of complaints from HRC to Circuit Court | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4810 | Relating to dental health care service plans | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4870 | Determining campaign finance report deadlines during legislative sessions | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4892 | To expand the provisionof the literacy-based promation act in order to provide certin intervention and implementation stratagies for literacy proficiency among students in grade 4 through grade 8 | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4478 | Relating to racing facilities | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4081 | To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4660 | To move any remaining sixth grade classifications from elementary schools to middle schools. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4762 | Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4766 | Change the Homestead Exemption | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4788 | Allow school board members to run for the state legislature | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4761 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4659 | Transfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4690 | To repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4572 | Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4449 | Permitting cameras in classrooms | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4473 | Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4420 | Relating generally to West Virginia Parkways Authority. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4429 | Create a prison work pilot program | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4432 | Establishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental properties | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4475 | Disaster Recovery Acceleration Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4368 | Relating to military connected students | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4370 | Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4372 | Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer | in_committee | 2026RS |