West Virginia House vote

A measure “establishing First Amendment Preservation Act” (SB 531)

Official title: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act

Passed: 87 yes, 7 no, 5 not voting

Mar 12, 2026, SB 531

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: wvlegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans83 YES · 2 NO · 5 not voting
Democrats4 YES · 5 NO

Yes (87)

Republicans (83)

Stanley AdkinsState Representative
James AkersState Representative
Michael AmosState Representative
Chris AndersState Representative
William AndersonState Representative
Bill BellState Representative
Eric BrooksState Representative
Ryan BrowningState Representative
Adam BurkhammerState Representative
Jim ButlerState Representative
Jeff CampbellState Representative
Jarred CannonState Representative
David CannonState Representative
Denny CanterburyState Representative
Geno ChiarelliState Representative
Wayne ClarkState Representative
Marshall ClayState Representative
Elias Coop-GonzalezState Representative
Roy CooperState Representative
Vernon CrissState Representative
Kathie CrouseState Representative
Mark DeanState Representative
Henry DillonState Representative
Lori DittmanState Representative
Sarah DrennanState Representative
Jeff EldridgeState Representative
Joe EllingtonState Representative
Bob FehrenbacherState Representative
Dana FerrellState Representative
Dave FogginState Representative
Joe FunkhouserState Representative
David GreenState Representative
Walter HallState Representative
Roger HanshawState Representative
Rick HillenbrandState Representative
Michael HiteState Representative
Josh HolsteinState Representative
Michael HornbyState Representative
Chuck HorstState Representative
John Paul HottState Representative
Gary HowellState Representative
Tresa HowellState Representative
Dean JeffriesState Representative
Roland JenningsState Representative
John JordanState Representative
Betsy KellyState Representative
Laura KimbleState Representative
Jonathan KyleState Representative
Tristan LeavittState Representative
Daniel LinvilleState Representative
Patrick LucasState Representative
Phil MallowState Representative
Keith MarpleState Representative
Ian MastersState Representative
Jordan MaynorState Representative
Margitta MazzocchiState Representative
David McCormickState Representative
Pat McGeehanState Representative
George MillerState Representative
Erica MooreState Representative
Joe ParsonsState Representative
Chris PhillipsState Representative
Jonathan PinsonState Representative
Elliott PrittState Representative
Bill RidenourState Representative
Clay RileyState Representative
Matthew RohrbachState Representative
Carl RoopState Representative
Andy ShamblinState Representative
Charles SheedyState Representative
Doug SmithState Representative
Joseph StatlerState Representative
Jeffrey StephensState Representative
George StreetState Representative
Christopher ToneyState Representative
Adam VanceState Representative
Guy WardState Representative
Bryan WardState Representative
Gregory WattState Representative
Lisa WhiteState Representative
Jimmy WillisState Representative
Evan WorrellState Representative
Mark ZatezaloState Representative

Democrats (4)

Anitra HamiltonState Representative
Evan HansenState Representative
John WilliamsState Representative
Kayla YoungState Representative

No (7)

Republicans (2)

Jordan BridgesState Representative
Bill FlaniganState Representative

Democrats (5)

Shawn FluhartyState Representative
Rick GarciaState Representative
Sean HornbuckleState Representative
Hollis LewisState Representative
Mike PushkinState Representative

Absent (5)

Republicans (5)

Marty GearheartState Representative
Scot HeckertState Representative
Carl MartinState Representative
Mickey PetittoState Representative
Bryan SmithState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (87)

Republicans (83)

Democrats (4)

NONo (7)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (5)

ABSENTAbsent (5)

Republicans (5)

How each party voted

YESYes (87)

Republicans (83)

Democrats (4)

NONo (7)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (5)

ABSENTAbsent (5)

Republicans (5)

Yes (87)

No (7)

Absent (5)

Yes (87)

No (7)

Absent (5)