Senator Ben Queen
(R) Harrison County
Contact Information
Email:
ben.queen
@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Phone:
304-357-7904
Capitol Office:
Room 204W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Biography
- Occupation: Professional Photographer and Media Entrepreneur; Owner of Ben Queen Photography
- Parents: Michael Queen and Paula Thompson Carter
- Religion: Southern Baptist - Simpson Creek Baptist Church
- Town of Birth: Clarksburg, West Virginia
District: 12 (Harrison County)
| Sponsor | Bill | Session | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | SB6 | 2025 RS | Exempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculations | Pending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| 11th | SJR16 | 2025 RS | Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| 8th | SB37 | 2025 RS | Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| 9th | SB100 | 2025 RS | Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| 9th | SB105 | 2025 RS | Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| 3rd | SB476 | 2025 RS | Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| 2nd | SB561 | 2025 RS | Relating to Uniform Special Deposits Act | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | SB562 | 2025 RS | Relating to Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act | Pending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| Lead | SB573 | 2025 RS | Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source | Signed by Governor |
| 9th | SB722 | 2025 RS | Creating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act | VETO |
| 15th | SB740 | 2025 RS | Establishing Stop Squatters Act | Pending Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2nd | SB811 | 2025 RS | Creating Child Care Subsidy Pilot Program | Pending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee |
| 7th | SB853 | 2025 RS | Clarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditor | Pending Senate Government Organization Committee |
| 6th | SB864 | 2025 RS | Clarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecution | Pending Senate Judiciary Committee |
| Lead | SB933 | 2025 RS | Creating Small Business Protection Act | Pending Senate Finance Committee |
| Lead | SB934 | 2025 RS | Relating to low-proof spirit alcohol products | Pending Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2nd | SB941 | 2025 RS | Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service | Signed by Governor |
| 2nd | SB942 | 2025 RS | Modifying requirements for diesel-powered equipment in mines | Signed by Governor |