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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Delegate Eric Brooks

(R) Raleigh County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 220E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Home Address:
    218 Wright Street
    Mount Hope
    WV 25880
  • Education: Glen Rogers High School ;90 B.A. in Sociology - West Virginia University ;94
  • Occupation: Retired - Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Spouse: Jennifer
  • Children: Clay, Morgan and Faith
  • Parents: The late David and Linda Brooks
  • Religion: Baptist
  • Affiliations: Knight of the Golden Horseshoe - 86, NRA, West Virginia Citizens Defense League

District: 45 (Fayette & Raleigh Counties)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
3rdHJR82025 RSAmending the Homestead Exemption of the ConstitutionPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB20872025 RSRemoving restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroomPending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB21872025 RSPermit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officerPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
11thHB23432025 RSRelating to requiring the State Auditor to conduct audits of all county boards of education Pending Subcommittee on Government Administration
7thHB23542025 RSBanning certain products from food in West VirginiaSigned by Governor
6thHB23972025 RSPrevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authoritySigned by Governor
4thHB23982025 RSConvention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention forPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24002025 RSProhibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerkPending
6thHB24032025 RSRemove hormone blockers from transgender codePending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB24042025 RSProvide tax credit incentive to businesses and individuals that donate to pregnancy/birth centersPending Standing Committee on Finance
7thHB24052025 RSProvide tax credit for homeschool students Pending Subcommittee on Educational Choice
5thHB24062025 RSEliminate woke, anti-women words from state governmentPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
9thHB24072025 RSTo remove income tax from overtime workPending Standing Committee on Finance
5thHB24082025 RSTo Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting in WVPending Subcommittee on Legal Services
9thHB24352025 RSTo repeal a provision of the code relating to the limitation on bringing an action to enter upon or recover landsPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
7thHB24512025 RSTo facilitate the creation of home-based businessesSigned by Governor
7thHB24592025 RSRelating to WV Secondary School ActivitiesPending Standing Committee on Education
6thHB24602025 RSAny state permitting, county regulations or municipality shall treat private schools the same as public schools when it comes to building permits, fees charged, safety standards, waste water management, septic systems, and the timeliness of permitting processPending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB24742025 RSTo provide a 25% pay increase for state school service personnel (all salary scales). Pending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB24752025 RSTo provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers.Pending Standing Committee on Finance
7thHB24762025 RSTo provide a 25% pay increase for state teachers (all salary scales)Pending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB24772025 RSTo increase the COLA by 15% for all retired state employeesPending Subcommittee on Investments
7thHB24812025 RSBusinesses in WV must accept cashPending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB24832025 RSPermitting county boards of education to send parents of students who are chronically disruptive the pro-rated amount of their education and to remove them from the school system for a year to continue their educationPending Standing Committee on Education
2ndHB24882025 RSDirect the WV DOT to conduct a safety study about suicide deaths on the New River Gorge Bridge and the potential costs and effectiveness of suicide safety nets and suicide safety system installed on the bridge. Pending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
4thHB24922025 RSPlace Correction and Rehab state workers into a separate category from other state workers and increase their salary scales. Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB25022025 RSEstablishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more daysPending
7thHB25062025 RSRelating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration fees for certain veteransPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
6thHB25252025 RSRelating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schoolsPending Standing Committee on Education
LeadHB25272025 RSTo create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees.Pending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25282025 RSTo permit students in Christian schools at the elementary and middle school level to participate in county level sport tournamentsSigned by Governor
LeadHB25292025 RSProhibit the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for any state funded program or activityPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
LeadHB25302025 RSTo allow for the deportation of illegal aliens to sanctuary city locations across the country.Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25312025 RSIncreasing the Homestead Property Tax ExemptionPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25322025 RSExempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUsPending Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance
LeadHB25332025 RSTo require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement.Pending Subcommittee on Human Services
LeadHB25342025 RSCreating Persons with Disabilities RegistryPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
LeadHB25352025 RSCreating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substancesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25362025 RSRequire full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25372025 RSTo make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal servicePending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25382025 RSTo exempt retired DNR Law Enforcement Division officers from paying state tax on pension paymentsPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25392025 RSProvide 25% Discount to WV Residents using State ParksPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25402025 RSState to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time servedPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25412025 RSProvisions for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within West Virginia Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25422025 RSRequiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits.Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
10thHB25472025 RSRaise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers Pending Subcommittee on Investments
LeadHB25672025 RSAllowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of dutyPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25682025 RSEliminate net metering in WV Pending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
LeadHB25692025 RSTo provide a tax credit for businesses who utilize recycling programs or recycling facilitiesPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25702025 RSTo enable National Park Service Officers to enforce WV and local laws in the National Parks in this state.Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB25712025 RSCreate mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information.Pending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB25722025 RSTo eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over baitPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
4thHB26082025 RSRequiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election yearPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
3rdHB26132025 RSIncreasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offensesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
2ndHB26322025 RSTo increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025Pending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB26342025 RSTo double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minorPending
3rdHB26352025 RSTo ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aidePending Standing Committee on Education
6thHB26432025 RSProviding guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond paymentsPending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
5thHB26442025 RSEnsure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districtsPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
6thHB26452025 RSRequiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increasedPending Standing Committee on Finance
9thHB26462025 RSTo permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to play sports in the fall.Pending Standing Committee on Education
4thHB26482025 RSEstablishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental propertiesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
7thHB26492025 RSRelating to adding elementary schools into school disciplinary measuresPending Standing Committee on Education
LeadHB26542025 RSTo create the Food Safety ActPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB26642025 RSRequire county school boards to have members elected per districtPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB26652025 RSRequiring 50 percent of all reappropriated revenue accounts to be surrendered to general revenuePending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB26662025 RSTo allow landowners to pay hunters to hunt their propertyPending Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
4thHB26672025 RSRequiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways AuthorityPending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
3rdHB26752025 RSEliminating the authority of the West Virginia Parkways Authority to issue further parkway revenue, parkway revenue refunding, or special obligation bonds after July 1, 2024Pending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
5thHB26772025 RSTo prohibit cell phone possession and usage by students during instructional time in grades K-12.Pending Standing Committee on Education
5thHB26782025 RSRelating to school zones of public or private schoolsSigned by Governor
2ndHB26812025 RSRequire all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flagPending Subcommittee on Public Education
7thHB26832025 RSTo prohibit rank choice votingPending
3rdHB26952025 RSRaleigh and Mason Counties Economic Opportunity Development DistrictsSigned by Governor
5thHB27172025 RSTo eliminate the process of vehicle inspection in West VirginiaPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
2ndHB27202025 RSTo create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization ProgramPending Subcommittee on Economic Development
3rdHB27262025 RSRemove standardized testing in public and private schoolsPending Standing Committee on Education
3rdHB27292025 RSVaccine exemption for private, parochial, charter, virtual charter, and remote public schools.Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
4thHB27302025 RSRelating to establishing a pilot program to develop a childcare program where the state, employer, and employee, contribute one-third of the total cost eachPending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB27322025 RSPermitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizationsPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB27332025 RSRelating to the Women’s Right to Know Act Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB27342025 RSRequiring K–12 schools to display school report card on websitePending Standing Committee on Education
5thHB27392025 RSTo remove the helmet law in West Virginia.Pending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB27522025 RSRelating to motorcycle safetySigned by Governor
5thHB27762025 RSRequiring Department of Health to report positive Alpha Gal tests to CDCRefused
5thHB27782025 RSTo remove the taxation on burials, funerals and cremationPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB27792025 RSTo require cameras in every classroom and room where children are presentPending Standing Committee on Education
5thHB27802025 RSProviding any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household incomePending Standing Committee on Finance
8thHB27822025 RSRelating to “In God We Trust” signs donated in schoolsPending Subcommittee on Higher Education
3rdHB27892025 RSUnconscious patients in the ICUPending Subcommittee on Health Care Regulation
8thHB27922025 RSExempting social security benefits from personal income taxPending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB27932025 RSRelating to regulating billboards displaying messages about the availability of abortions in states bordering West VirginiaPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB27942025 RSLife at Conception Act of 2025Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB27952025 RSRelating to protecting and advancing the substantial public policies of this statePending Standing Committee on Government Organization
LeadHB28072025 RSMove marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement divisionPending Standing Committee on Finance
4thHB28092025 RSTo remove the 2 year timeframe for medical malpractice suits to be filed ONLY for individuals who were minors when they had their procedures performedPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB28632025 RSClarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office.Pending Standing Committee on Government Organization
7thHB28672025 RSRelating to Small EstatesSigned by Governor
8thHB28762025 RSIncrease the number of Natural Resources Commission membersRejected
11thHB28852025 RSAllow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculationPending Subcommittee on Investments
5thHB29572025 RSRelating to fees collected for agricultural related special license plates to be deposited in the Agriculture Fees Fund.Pending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
4thHB29712025 RSBack to school sales tax holiday Pending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB29802025 RSAuthorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit paymentsPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB30112025 RSProhibit future wind power projectsPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
2ndHB30132025 RSRelating to open captioning for motion picturesPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
3rdHB30402025 RSRelating to providing a credit against the business and occupation tax imposed on coal-fired electric generating units to help off-set environmental compliance costsPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
2ndHB30422025 RSAward military veterans with a “Veterans” license platePending Standing Committee on Government Organization
3rdHB30432025 RSRelating to stricter enforcement for parking in a handicapped designated spotPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
3rdHB30442025 RSIncrease penalties for abuse of or cruelty to animalsPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
8thHB30452025 RSFarmer Protection ActPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
3rdHB30462025 RSConsolidate county school boardsPending Standing Committee on Education
3rdHB30482025 RSRelating generally to coal fired energy plants and wind powerPending Subcommittee on Economic Development
2ndHB30582025 RSLimit property tax increases on certain individualsPending Standing Committee on Finance
4thHB30632025 RSProvide volunteer firemen free license plates and vehicle registrationPending Standing Committee on Finance
4thHB30652025 RSTo create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogsPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB30742025 RSChange Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB31242025 RSChange the Homestead Exemption Pending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB31352025 RSTo create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways.Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB31362025 RSChange required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuityPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB31372025 RSRelating to establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within the statePending Subcommittee on Energy and Manufacturing
3rdHB31512025 RSThe Closed Captioning ActPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
6thHB31672025 RSTo require hair follicle drug testing of parents or guardians in cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect of a minorPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
3rdHB31682025 RSAllow customers to make changes to their accounts by phone or mail.Pending
2ndHB31702025 RSApproved sewage systems for rental propertyPending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
3rdHB31782025 RSAllow female inmates to work on state convict road crews.Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB31892025 RSCreating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the statePending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB31902025 RSControlled Substances and arrestable offensesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
4thHB31912025 RSMandating 25 foot perimeter around law enforcement officers while performing duties by public who are videoing interaction Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
2ndHB32092025 RSTo provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state.Signed by Governor
3rdHB32362025 RSRe-establish a long term psychiatric/mental health assistance hospital/facility/homePending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
9thHB32612025 RSRelating generally to the administration of anesthetics by CRNAPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
6thHB33022025 RSRelating to state contracts regarding homelessPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
3rdHB33192025 RSRestoring Sanity ActPending Standing Committee on Education
8thHB33382025 RSAllow child witness testify remotely in situations deemed traumatic by judgeSigned by Governor
4thHB33872025 RSRelating to the creation of a regional school district pilot programPending
3rdHB34092025 RSChanging the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchasePending Standing Committee on Government Organization
3rdHB34172025 RSState Police to pay for arrests it makes until conviction or releasePending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB34382025 RSTo allow retired teachers in long-term substitute positions with specialties in maths, sciences, English, and foreign languages to remain in the substitute teaching positions for the entire school year without interruption to their retirement pay in order to allow students to have a quality, uninterrupted education.Pending Standing Committee on Finance