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Senator Bill Hamilton

(R) Upshur County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 223W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Education: Buckhannon-Upshur High School; Potomac State College; Ohio State Fire Academy; Investment Institute of Atlanta
  • Public Service: West Virginia DNR Hunter Safety Instructor, 33 years
  • Occupation: Retired Independent Insurance Agency Owner
  • Spouse: Carolyn Sue Winemiller
  • Children: D. Shawn (deceased) and Jeremy W. Hamilton; James R. Powell, II and eight grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren
  • Parents: the late Winferd W. Hamilton and Mary J. Hamilton
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Town of Birth: Buckhannon, WV
  • Affiliations: Member, Franklin Lodge #7 AF & AM; Tennerton Lions club; Potomac Highlands Shrine Club; Upshur County Shrine Club; Osiris Temple A.A.O.n.M.S. of Wheeling, WV; National Wild Turkey Federation; Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association; Buckhannon Moose Lodge #598; named “2001 Agent of the Year” by Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia; 2005 Citizen of the Year, Southern-Upshur Business Association; Upshur County Farm Bureau; Mountaineer Chapter-Izack Walton League; Lifetime Member, Upshur County Association of Retired School Employees; Upshur County Hunter Safety Instructor, 33 years.

District: 11 (Upshur County)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
4thSJR22025 RSIncorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSJR42025 RSProtection of Right to Bear Arms AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
11thSB62025 RSExempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculationsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
3rdSB102025 RSExempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service taxBecame Law
5thSJR112025 RSSheriff's Succession AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSJR162025 RSHomestead Exemption Increase AmendmentPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB162025 RSClarifying requirements for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claimsPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
6thSB182025 RSAllowing county commissions to impose amusement taxPending Senate Government Organization Committee
5thSB192025 RSProviding civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal propertyPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB202025 RSRequiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS unitsPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB222025 RSApplying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leasesBecame Law
3rdSB292025 RSAllowing physicians assistants to own practicePending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
4thSB352025 RSPermitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement SystemSigned by Governor
7thSB372025 RSAllowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensationPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB382025 RSUniform Unlawful Restriction in Land Records ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB502025 RSRequiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide electionsSigned by Governor
3rdSB542025 RSRequiring age-appropriate instruction on Holocaust in public schoolsPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB652025 RSRelating to fire department recruitment and retentionPending Senate Government Organization Committee
3rdSB762025 RSIncreasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain membersPending Senate Finance Committee
6thSB1002025 RSAllowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirementPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB1052025 RSUpdating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB1372025 RSRequiring political action committee to disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of StatePending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB1382025 RSEnhancing penalties for fleeing officerSigned by Governor
LeadSB1392025 RSRelating to filling of vacancies in LegislaturePending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB1472025 RSEstablishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in deathPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB1512025 RSCreating crime of assault on police dogs and other public safety animalsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB1892025 RSAllowing for testimony of spouses in criminal casePending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB1912025 RSModifying retirement and disability benefits for dependents of certain State Police retirees Pending Senate Pensions Committee
3rdSB2342025 RSIncreasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auctionPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB2402025 RSUpdating crime of sexual extortionSigned by Governor
LeadSB2412025 RSExempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB2422025 RSEquipment Right to Repair ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB2432025 RSRequiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical ServicesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
3rdSB2442025 RSCreating WV Women's Bill of RightsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB2462025 RSViolent Crime Prevention ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2692025 RSModifying requirements for public water systems or businesses having backflow preventersPending
3rdSB2722025 RSProhibiting discriminatory practices by financial institution or government entity against firearms manufacturersPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
4thSB2832025 RSExpanding grade levels of personal finance course requirements needed for graduationSigned by Governor
5thSB2862025 RSGranting parents access to health records of minor childPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB4282025 RSPatrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Memorial ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB4322025 RSRequiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices Pending Senate Education Committee
4thSB4492025 RSPermitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schoolsSigned by Governor
6thSB4502025 RSEstablishing WV Guardian ProgramPending Senate Education Committee
3rdSB4592025 RSRequiring county planning commission members be state residentsSigned by Governor
4thSB4642025 RSCreating license plate for recipients of Medal of ValorSigned by Governor
3rdSB4822025 RSCertified Professional Midwife Licensing and RegulationPending
3rdSB4832025 RSIncreasing civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reportsPending
4thSB5162025 RSProviding extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schoolsPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB5272025 RSRelating to assault and battery on emergency service personnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional employeesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5312025 RSRelating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officialsVETO
6thSB5342025 RSClarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
4thSB5652025 RSRelating generally to practice of optometryBecame Law
7thSB5662025 RSProviding certified law-enforcement officers tuition-free education up to highest tuition rate for public higher education in WVPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB5782025 RSRelating to pet food packagesPending Senate Rules Committee
10thSB5812025 RSRelating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activitiesSigned by Governor
3rdSB6512025 RSCreating WV Black Lung ProgramPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB6562025 RSRelating to impeding, threatening, or harassing first respondersPending Senate Judiciary Committee
6thSB6902025 RSAuthorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officialsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
3rdSB7012025 RSClassifying forestry equipment for levy purposesPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB7082025 RSProviding state mine inspectors with raisePending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7212025 RSAuthorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animalsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
16thSB7222025 RSCreating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization ActVETO
3rdSB7242025 RSRelating to taxationPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7372025 RSCreating WV Farm Equipment Repair Pilot ProgramPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7402025 RSEstablishing Stop Squatters ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB7482025 RSCreating Safer Communities ActPending
3rdSB7552025 RSEstablishing WV Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program ActPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB8022025 RSEstablishing system for tracking receipt and status of absentee voter ballotsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB8062025 RSReorganizing several provisions of bail statutesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB8532025 RSClarifying terms of registration for tax abandoned land auctions and sales held by auditorPending Senate Government Organization Committee
3rdSB8642025 RSClarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecutionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8692025 RSCreating Corridor H Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor AuthorityPending
2ndSB9162025 RSRecognizing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to intervene in matters that negatively affect agritourismRejected
5thSB9402025 RSRelating to Water Pollution Control ActPassed