Joe Funkhouser
West Virginia
Record ID: WV-HouseOfDelegates-98-FUNKHOUSER-J
- Room 150R, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E. Charleston, WV 25305
- (304) 340-3130
- joe.funkhouser@wvhouse.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4191 | Relating to providing child care generally | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5227 | Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4412 | Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4415 | Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4996 | Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4755 | Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4009 | Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4842 | Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4850 | Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5366 | Relating to rules governing the practice of law | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4606 | Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4865 | Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4625 | Relating to quit claim deeds | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5182 | Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4418 | Creating “The Tax Efficiency Act of 2026” | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5406 | Relating to driving under the influence | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5401 | Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 4463 | Relating to the Board of Sanitarians | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5510 | Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4793 | Creating the Barber Apprentice Program | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 4710 | Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 4603 | Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition | passed_upper | 2026RS |
| HB 4484 | To expand each county commission’s ability to sell or lease property. | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5464 | West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026 | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5059 | Relating to cultural heritage institutions | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5587 | To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5413 | Relating to the Central Abuse Registry | enacted | 2026RS |
| HB 5203 | To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5341 | To create a domestic violence registry | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5105 | Relating to financial exploitation of a person in recovery | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5228 | Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5273 | Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal office | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4709 | Relating to changing the process of election litigation | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4459 | Relating to Kratom | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4950 | To establish the West Virginia Freedom and Innovation Pilot Act of 2026 | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4997 | Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5643 | Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5644 | To establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in WV public educational institutions | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5532 | Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties | 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 5538 | To expand licensing opportunities and safety regulation in the esthetics industry | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5543 | Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5553 | Relating to participation in federal prescription drug pricing programs. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5556 | Creating an external reference pricing pilot program for prescription drugs. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5558 | To create the West Virginia Child Investment Account Matching Program. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5592 | Ivermectin over the counter | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5593 | Making ivermectin available over the counter in West Virginia | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5602 | Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of their property into the county. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5604 | To recognize bullion as legal tender | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5611 | Certified Microgrid Program | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5219 | Relating to defining residence for the purpose of registration and voting in West Virginia | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4725 | Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5493 | Provide a penalty of chemical castration or surgical castration for sex abuse crimes against minors. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5500 | To make allowances for bio-degradable farm/field products to escape the transport vehicle so to avoid potential fines | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5506 | Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversary. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4003 | WV First Small Business Growth Act | introduced | 2026RS |
| HB 4405 | Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5461 | Creating the “Financial Accountability Stable Token Act,” for financing and state payments | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5477 | Relating to federal immigration enforcement. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5234 | Relating to requiring certain information with an absentee ballot | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4501 | Relating to Dietitian Licensure Compact | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4932 | Providing for the use of “A.C.” as a name ending for an accounting corporation. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5025 | Allowing the burning of obsolete farm structures. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4600 | Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day. | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5423 | To ensure that illegal aliens do not vote or operate a motor vehicle in the state. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5427 | To prohibit the malicious publication of personally identifiable information with intent to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk, or facilitate harm. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5391 | Amending the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5404 | Creating an Office of Entrepreneurship | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4461 | Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5329 | Expand the usage of impact fees for county development | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5347 | Relating to eligibility requirements for allocation from the Fire Protection Fund | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5367 | Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5368 | Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5383 | To require real estate agents to disclose water and sewer utility rates, if applicable, at the point of sale | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4651 | Relating to unfair or unconscionable debt collection practices | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5199 | Relating to county parks and recreation commission | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5217 | Providing for a filing fee for a write-in candidate | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5218 | Providing that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5220 | Relating to clarifying persons permitted to be present in a polling place during an election period for non-voting activities that normally occur at that location | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5221 | Relating to increasing the civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5222 | Providing for an increase service of process fees and fees in shipping and handling expenses for execution of service of process | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5223 | Relating to requiring contact information for the chair of a political committee | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5224 | Creating a personal income tax credit for election officials in West Virginia. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4456 | Relating to clarification of a law enforcement agency and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and personnel of states bordering this state | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 5225 | Relating to prohibiting any person to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle over a polling place on election day | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5226 | Providing that in no case shall a filing fee paid be returned to the candidate | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5229 | Relating to filing of a fraudulent financing statement. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5274 | Allowing the Secretary of State administer oaths and affirmations. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5275 | Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4137 | Updating the West Virginia Law Institute | passed_lower | 2026RS |
| HB 4460 | Relating to balancing urban and rural sewage treatment needs | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5026 | Account for all federal unfunded mandates | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5027 | Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5031 | To standardize reporting practices and improve forensic and public health research by including vaccination history in death investigations | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5034 | Relating to biometric privacy | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5035 | Requiring medication-assisted treatment prgrams to have written policies concerning community relations | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5001 | Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5006 | Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5007 | Creating an income tax deduction for gym memberships | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5008 | Relating to a State Water Resources Management Plan | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5009 | Relating to zoning ordinances and their effects | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 5013 | Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4909 | Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4810 | Relating to dental health care service plans | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4857 | Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunicating devices into jails. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4858 | Determine credits for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4859 | Allowing a county board of education participating in the operation of a multicounty vocational center to withdraw | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4878 | Relating to deadly force | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4478 | Relating to racing facilities | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4839 | Relating to compensation for sworn members of the WV State Police | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4845 | Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4847 | Local Shares teacher and school personnel pay | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4848 | Requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4080 | To provide for partisan races for mayoral and city council races, and provide for the election of mayors by citizens of a town or municipality. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4809 | Caregiver Tax Credit | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4811 | Creating the False Claims Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4762 | Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4787 | The Anti-Terrorism Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4788 | Allow school board members to run for the state legislature | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4435 | Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4718 | Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4746 | Relating to establishment of the First Amendment Preservation Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4758 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4761 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4647 | Change the term of the office of sheriff from 4 years to 6 years | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4648 | To ensure felonies or violent misdemeanors are not eligible for personal recognizance discharge from jail | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4649 | Amending the duties of a purchaser to secure a deed | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4650 | Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4653 | Changing rates of public utilities | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4661 | Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4673 | To make gold, silver, and crypto currency legal tender in WV | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4678 | Relating to Constitutional Carry | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4680 | Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4686 | Providing that a hunting license is only required for public land | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4687 | To create the State Bank of West Virginia | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4689 | Relating to allowing localities contiguous to the border of West Virginia to join the state via local elections | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4550 | To require the state and/or its agents to provide their appraisal to landowners involved in eminent domain | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4555 | Eliminate sales tax on tax preparation services | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4578 | To provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within education. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4582 | Related to the authority of sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4583 | Victims of Communism Day | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4584 | Market pay for Teachers | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4585 | Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4586 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4593 | Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4594 | Reorganization of the Executive branch | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4449 | Permitting cameras in classrooms | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4496 | To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real. | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4499 | Relating to eminent domain compensation | in_committee | 2026RS |
Cosponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4523 | To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4525 | To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4434 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4444 | Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4447 | Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4448 | Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4470 | Relating to requiring election officials to capture and publish ballot images, and provide voters with the ability to affix a unique mark on their ballot to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election in West Virginia | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4154 | To require all West Virginia public employee retirement agencies to provide an annual cost of living adjustment for all retirees who have been retired for over ten (10) years | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4190 | Relating to the restoration of civil rights | in_committee | 2026RS |
| HB 4099 | To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant | in_committee | 2026RS |