Delegate Joe Statler
(R) Monongalia County
Contact Information
Email:
joe.statler
@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Phone:
304-340-3153
Capitol Office:
Room 422M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Biography
- Date of Birth: December 8th, 1952
- Education: Clay Battelle High School
- Public Service: Monongalia County Board of Education; Chair, Morgantown, Monongalia County Metropolitan Planning ORG
- Occupation: Retired/Farming
- Spouse: Louie
- Children: Michelle CPA, Kristen MD, Marrisa JD, 4 Grandchildren
- Parents: Willis and Maxine Statler
- Religion: Methodist
- Town of Birth: Morgantown, WV
- Affiliations: Serves on Community Boards; Clark Family Foundation; Mylan Park; Operation Welcome Home; PACE; MPO; Olive United Methodist Church Trustee
District: 77 (Monongalia & Wetzel Counties)
| Sponsor | Bill | Session | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | HB2087 | 2025 RS | Removing 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 classroom | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| Lead | HB2106 | 2025 RS | To require insurance companies to reimburse ambulance agencies for providing treatment in place or transportation to alternative destinations | Pending Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| Lead | HB2107 | 2025 RS | Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners | Pending Subcommittee on Government Administration |
| Lead | HB2108 | 2025 RS | Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts | Pending Subcommittee on Appropriations |
| Lead | HB2109 | 2025 RS | To expand the EMS retirement system | Pending Subcommittee on Investments |
| Lead | HB2124 | 2025 RS | Exempt non-profits from certain road sign fees | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| Lead | HB2142 | 2025 RS | Providing that microschool tuition and fees are qualifying expenses for Hope Scholarship accounts | Pending Subcommittee on Educational Choice |
| Lead | HB2143 | 2025 RS | Require elementary school teachers to be certified in the science of reading | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| Lead | HB2154 | 2025 RS | Relating to performance metrics for the West Virginia Division of Highways | Pending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology |
| Lead | HB2164 | 2025 RS | To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel. | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | HB2166 | 2025 RS | Establishing the behavioral health workforce education initiative at the Higher Education Policy Commission | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB2167 | 2025 RS | Relating to public charter schools code provisions | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | HB2168 | 2025 RS | Relating to limiting the personal income tax | Pending Subcommittee on Revenue |
| Lead | HB2170 | 2025 RS | Allowing volunteer fire departments to use fire protection funding for certain purchases | Pending Standing Committee on Government Organization |
| Lead | HB2348 | 2025 RS | Relating to salary enhancement for Emergency Medical Services personnel | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| Lead | HB2355 | 2025 RS | Permitting middle or high school students to participate in travel sports teams without repercussion. | Pending |
| 11th | HB2411 | 2025 RS | To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | HB2438 | 2025 RS | Make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force | Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2nd | HB2439 | 2025 RS | Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries | Pending Subcommittee on Courts |
| 2nd | HB2507 | 2025 RS | To modify the teacher retirement system so that Tier 2 teachers may use annual/sick leave towards retirement | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB2508 | 2025 RS | Permit beneficiary under the State Teachers Retirement System to convert to the maximum life annuity if the spouse dies within the first five years of the beneficiarys retirement | Pending Subcommittee on Investments |
| 2nd | HB2514 | 2025 RS | To remove reference to one-time reports that have already been given. | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| 2nd | HB2515 | 2025 RS | Relating to elementary behavior intervention and safety | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| 2nd | HB2516 | 2025 RS | To repeal antiquated and inoperative portions of code. | Signed by Governor |
| 7th | HB2548 | 2025 RS | Clarifying duties of state superintendent regarding rule implementation | Signed by Governor |
| Lead | HB2576 | 2025 RS | NIL Protection Act | Signed by Governor |
| 9th | HB2595 | 2025 RS | Non Profit Athletics Act | Signed by Governor |
| 11th | HB2651 | 2025 RS | Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| Lead | HB2668 | 2025 RS | Requiring students in public high schools to complete a course of computer science instruction | Pending Subcommittee on Public Education |
| Lead | HB2669 | 2025 RS | Allow off duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and at public school events. | Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
| Lead | HB2674 | 2025 RS | Allow licensed substitute and full time teachers to serve as parent volunteers without an additional background check. | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| Lead | HB2696 | 2025 RS | Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Courts power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers | Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
| 9th | HB2751 | 2025 RS | To grant Mason County and the Town of Henderson special district excise taxes. | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 10th | HB2760 | 2025 RS | To allow for the implementation of Educational Software in West Virginia public schools | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 8th | HB2773 | 2025 RS | Higher Ed Rules | Signed by Governor |
| Lead | HB2797 | 2025 RS | Relating to who may diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder as a compensable injury or disease under workers compensation | Signed by Governor |
| Lead | HB2855 | 2025 RS | To define a statewide common definition of first-generation status for college admission | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| 2nd | HB2897 | 2025 RS | Permitting the Legislative Auditor to conduct periodic performance and financial audits of the West Virginia Department of Education | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | HB2922 | 2025 RS | Safer Communities Act | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| Lead | HB2946 | 2025 RS | Relating to exempting West Virginia campus police office retirement income from personal income tax after specified date | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 3rd | HB2958 | 2025 RS | To clarify what constitutes trespassing at an institution of higher education | Pending Standing Committee on Government Organization |
| 3rd | HB2960 | 2025 RS | Allowing the Division of Highways to contract out snow removal to private companies on secondary roads in Monongalia and Preston counties. | Signed by Governor |
| 3rd | HB2965 | 2025 RS | To redirect payments to PEIA to employees in the form of a Health Savings Account (HSA) | Pending Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance |
| 2nd | HB2976 | 2025 RS | To quantify fair workman compensation rates and more equitable method of tracking/billing for various classifications within volunteer fire departments and emergency rescue personnel | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB3024 | 2025 RS | Guaranteed course transfer bill | Signed by Governor |
| 3rd | HB3063 | 2025 RS | Provide volunteer firemen free license plates and vehicle registration | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 3rd | HB3065 | 2025 RS | To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs | Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
| 2nd | HB3072 | 2025 RS | Creating Super two highways in West Virginia | Pending |
| Lead | HB3099 | 2025 RS | Permitting law enforcement to issue a citation when students are caught with nicotine in schools. | Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
| 6th | HB3125 | 2025 RS | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | HB3150 | 2025 RS | Health Science and Medical Student Loan Programs | Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
| 2nd | HB3192 | 2025 RS | To repeal obsolete, conflicting or inoperative provisions of code that pertain to higher education | Signed by Governor |
| 4th | HB3201 | 2025 RS | Relating generally to medical cannabis | Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
| Lead | HB3209 | 2025 RS | To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state. | Signed by Governor |
| 3rd | HB3383 | 2025 RS | To create the Great Expectations Pilot Program | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| 2nd | HB3387 | 2025 RS | Relating to the creation of a regional school district pilot program | Pending |
| 2nd | HB3419 | 2025 RS | Emergency Medical Services Sales Tax | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB3420 | 2025 RS | Authority to establish voluntary firefighter service fee and fund. | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| Lead | HB3446 | 2025 RS | Permitting public high school students submit FAFSA prior to graduation | Pending Standing Committee on Education |
| Lead | HB3448 | 2025 RS | Creating a special court cost fee on certain criminal convictions dedicated to the emergency medical services equipment and training fund | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB3452 | 2025 RS | Transferring administration of Advanced Career Education (ACE) classes and programs from county boards of education to community and technical colleges. | Pending |
| 10th | HB3505 | 2025 RS | Relating to insurance | Pending Committee on Rules |
| 7th | HB3506 | 2025 RS | Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record. | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 2nd | HB3507 | 2025 RS | Relating to requiring the counties particpating in the QMHP Pilot Program to have at least one qualified mental health professional in each public school in that county. | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 7th | HB3508 | 2025 RS | Relating to modifying the school aid formula to provide more support for schools under certain circumstances. | Pending Standing Committee on Finance |
| 9th | HB3520 | 2025 RS | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | Pending |