Delegate Trenton Barnhart
(R) Pleasants County
Contact Information
Email:
trenton.barnhart
@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Phone:
304-340-3195
Capitol Office:
Room 221E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography
- Date of Birth: November 12th, 1996
- Education: B.A., University of Charleston; MBA, University of Charleston
- Public Service: Member, Pleasants County Republican Executive Committee; Member, Pleasants County Constitutional Advocates
- Occupation: Banker
- Parents: Mark and Lori Barnhart
- Religion: Christian
- Affiliations: West Virginia Farm Bureau; NRA; West Virginia Citizen’s Defense League; Pleasants County Republican Executive Committee; Constitutional Advocates Pleasants County
District: 9 (Pleasants, Ritchie, & Tyler Counties)

Bill | Session | Title | Sponsor | Status | Committee |
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HB2423 | 2025 RS | To prohibit compensation for assisting a person to obtain veterans benefits except as permitted under Federal Law | 5th | Pending | Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
HB2605 | 2025 RS | Increase the tax credit for employers providing child care for employees. | 4th | Pending | Subcommittee on Revenue |
HB2636 | 2025 RS | To allow municipalities to re-bid a project if a contractor is deemed to not be reputable | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB2637 | 2025 RS | Raising the threshold bid for county governments | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB2641 | 2025 RS | Provide a tax credit to for-profit and nonprofit corporations to encourage the continued operation of child-care facilities for the benefit of their employees | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2642 | 2025 RS | Relating to establishing a commercial property assessed capital expenditure financing program for localities | 6th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2681 | 2025 RS | Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag | 4th | Pending | Subcommittee on Public Education |
HB2688 | 2025 RS | Abolish the tax on overtime pay | 10th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2705 | 2025 RS | To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement | Lead | Pending | Subcommittee on Investments |
HB2706 | 2025 RS | Providing that ad valorem taxes on oil and gas mineral rights shall only be assessed in the county where the property is physically located, regardless of where the well pad is located | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2711 | 2025 RS | Relating to the repeal of the common law rule against perpetuities by extending it to 1,000 years for all trusts | 4th | Signed by Governor | |
HB2716 | 2025 RS | Create a credit against the severance tax to encourage private companies to make infrastructure improvements to highways, roads and bridges in this state | Lead | Pending | Subcommittee on Economic Development |
HB2761 | 2025 RS | Relating generally to magistrate courts | 3rd | Signed by Governor | |
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 | 5th | 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 | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB2790 | 2025 RS | Relating to merging of intrastate banks | 3rd | Pending | Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance |
HB2798 | 2025 RS | Relating to the establishment of a trades based elective course for public high school students | 8th | Pending | Subcommittee on Higher Education |
HB2805 | 2025 RS | Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court | 8th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB2885 | 2025 RS | Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation | 5th | Pending | Subcommittee on Investments |
HB2888 | 2025 RS | Relating to road maintenance and repair | 7th | Pending | Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology |
HB2889 | 2025 RS | To permit a fairness hearing exemption to the registration requirements of the Uniform Securities Act. | 2nd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2934 | 2025 RS | Housing assistance for children aging out of foster care system | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
HB2951 | 2025 RS | Relating to sales and service tax exemption for small arms and small arms accessories | 3rd | 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 | 2nd | Signed by Governor | |
HB2975 | 2025 RS | Changes to the practice of optometry | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources |
HB3003 | 2025 RS | Relating to authorizing County Commissions to increase the compensation of elected county officials | 2nd | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB3024 | 2025 RS | Guaranteed course transfer bill | 9th | Signed by Governor | |
HB3097 | 2025 RS | Prohibiting credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies from selling consumer information to third party financing entities | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3125 | 2025 RS | To remove restrictions from teachers receiving permanent teaching licenses | Lead | Signed by Governor | |
HB3168 | 2025 RS | Allow customers to make changes to their accounts by phone or mail. | 2nd | Pending | |
HB3196 | 2025 RS | Teledentistry Practice Act | 8th | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB3212 | 2025 RS | To reduce the business license fee for WV Volunteer Fire Departments to $250 | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3213 | 2025 RS | To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works |
HB3268 | 2025 RS | Modifing the rules for transferring students | 3rd | Pending | Standing Committee on Education |
HB3294 | 2025 RS | Enacting the Bank Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act | Lead | Pending | |
HB3295 | 2025 RS | Troop- to-Teachers | 8th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3307 | 2025 RS | Requiring annual audit of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive money from the state | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Government Organization |
HB3323 | 2025 RS | To expand the Law-Enforcement-Assisted Diversion program to include felonies in circuit court | 5th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3375 | 2025 RS | Creating the First Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act" | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3378 | 2025 RS | Two party consent for legislative offices | 5th | Pending | Standing Committee on the Judiciary |
HB3401 | 2025 RS | Relating to notice of possible surface encumbrances overlying mineral parcels | Lead | Pending | Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works |
HB3496 | 2025 RS | Relating to property and casualty insurance policies | 4th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |
HB3505 | 2025 RS | Relating to insurance | Lead | Pending | Committee on Rules |
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. | 9th | Pending | Standing Committee on Finance |