Delegate John Paul Hott
(R) Grant County
Contact Information
Email:
johnpaul.hott
@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Phone:
304-340-3399
Capitol Office:
Room 209E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography
- Date of Birth: September 23rd, 1969
- Education: Master’s in Administration Supervision
- Public Service: City of Petersburg City Council
- Occupation: Insurance/Disposal Service
- Spouse: Karen
- Children: Brooke Elizabeth, John Paul III, Sarah Ann and Raphael Heber
- Parents: Randall Alt and Darlene Rohrbaugh /John Hott Sr. and Pam Hott
- Religion: Pentecostal Christian
- Town of Birth: Petersburg, WV
- Affiliations: Gideons
District: 85 (Grant & Tucker Counties)

Bill | Session | Title | Sponsor | Status | Committee |
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HB2060 | 2025 RS | Creating tax exemption for agricultural cooperative associations | 4th | Pending | |
HB2112 | 2025 RS | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | 8th | Pending | Subcommittee on Revenue |
HB2127 | 2025 RS | Relating to Womens Bill of Rights | 7th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB2146 | 2025 RS | Exempting the processing of beef, pork or lamb by a slaughterhouse for an individual owner of the product processed from the Consumer Sales and Service Tax | 5th | Pending | |
HB2152 | 2025 RS | Prompt Payment Act of 2025 | 3rd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2188 | 2025 RS | Allow mini-distillers to remit only their tax liability | 5th | Pending | Subcommittee on Revenue |
HB2456 | 2025 RS | Pregnancy Support | 11th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2493 | 2025 RS | Creating the Sound Science in Regulations Act | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
HB2711 | 2025 RS | Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts | 3rd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2752 | 2025 RS | Relating to motorcycle safety | 9th | Signed by Governor | |
HB2783 | 2025 RS | Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB2784 | 2025 RS | To reaffirm and enhance the workers compensation exclusive remedy rule or doctrine | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB2785 | 2025 RS | To provide for transparency of the expenditure of dental health care plan premiums | Lead | Pending | Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance |
HB2786 | 2025 RS | Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2787 | 2025 RS | To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB2788 | 2025 RS | Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2790 | 2025 RS | Relating to merging of intrastate banks | Lead | Pending | Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance |
HB2791 | 2025 RS | Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB2889 | 2025 RS | To permit a fairness hearing exemption to the registration requirements of the Uniform Securities Act. | 3rd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2922 | 2025 RS | Safer Communities Act | 10th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2963 | 2025 RS | To ensure that the survivor of a merger, reorganization, purchase, or assumption of liabilities of a bank chartered by West Virginia is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 3rd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2999 | 2025 RS | Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3022 | 2025 RS | Create license plate for autism awareness | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works |
HB3023 | 2025 RS | Requiring each county school board to employ at least one full time school nurse | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Education |
HB3032 | 2025 RS | Corporate Tax Filing Extension | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3033 | 2025 RS | Statute of Limitations on Contracts | 5th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3034 | 2025 RS | Establishing the West Virginia TEACH Scholarship Program | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Education |
HB3084 | 2025 RS | Creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3090 | 2025 RS | Relating to coverage for the treatment of stuttering | 6th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3097 | 2025 RS | Prohibiting credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies from selling consumer information to third party financing entities | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3111 | 2025 RS | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | 11th | Pending | |
HB3142 | 2025 RS | Allowing health benefit plan sponsors to communicate electronically with covered persons | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
HB3169 | 2025 RS | To eliminate a potential source of funding for illegal and unethical telemarketing practices | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3170 | 2025 RS | Approved sewage systems for rental property | 5th | Pending | Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology |
HB3188 | 2025 RS | Reasonable suspicion of committing a crime | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3191 | 2025 RS | Mandating 25 foot perimeter around law enforcement officers while performing duties by public who are videoing interaction | 5th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3196 | 2025 RS | Teledentistry Practice Act | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB3201 | 2025 RS | Relating generally to medical cannabis | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
HB3276 | 2025 RS | Provide mechanism for rate increases for water and sewer utilities | Lead | Pending | |
HB3294 | 2025 RS | Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act | 7th | Pending | |
HB3313 | 2025 RS | Providing more opportunities for high school students in community colleges | 10th | Signed by Governor | |
HB3381 | 2025 RS | Relating to insurance holding company systems | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3404 | 2025 RS | Relating to permitting a prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney to return to service after retirement without suspending or ending payments from his or her retirement annuity during such period of additional employment. | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3496 | 2025 RS | Relating to property and casualty insurance policies | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3505 | 2025 RS | Relating to insurance | 4th | Pending | Committee on Rules |
HB3506 | 2025 RS | Relating to contributions to the retirement system for judges of courts of record. | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3520 | 2025 RS | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Office of Energy | 6th | Pending | |
HB3521 | 2025 RS | Expiring funds to the surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, Consumer Protection Recovery Fund | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |