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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senator Darren Thorne

(R) Hampshire County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 200W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Occupation: Farmer

District: 15 (Berkeley, Hampshire, & Morgan Counties)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
3rdSJR22025 RSIncorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSJR42025 RSProtection of Right to Bear Arms AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSJR62025 RSLegislative Authority to Reduce or Eliminate Ad Valorem Taxes while Mandating Equal or Greater Revenue Replacement for Impacted Communities AmendmentPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSJR72025 RSWV Educational Governance Accountability AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
14thSJR82025 RSCitizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB82025 RSProviding additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrenderSigned by Governor
2ndSB102025 RSExempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service taxBecame Law
8thSJR112025 RSSheriff's Succession AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
13thSJR162025 RSHomestead Exemption Increase AmendmentPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB172025 RSFetal Heartbeat ActPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
4thSB182025 RSAllowing county commissions to impose amusement taxPending Senate Government Organization Committee
4thSB192025 RSProviding civil and criminal immunity for use of force in defense of self, real and personal propertyPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB212025 RSAssessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projectsPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB272025 RSClarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minorPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB492025 RSProhibiting mandates for vaccinesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
2ndSB582025 RSPermitting State Tax Division investigators carry concealed weaponsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB692025 RSRequiring parental notification of minors being prescribed contraceptivesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
2ndSB722025 RSRequiring parental notification of school-based dispensaries of contraceptives to minorsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
3rdSB752025 RSChanging distribution of income from excess lottery fundSigned by Governor
2ndSB802025 RSRequiring moment of silence at beginning of each school dayPending Senate Education Committee
4thSB972025 RSWV Chemical Abortion Prohibition ActPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
2ndSB1062025 RSAuthorizing Department of Homeland Security to assist with border security in TexasPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB1542025 RSProhibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schoolsSigned by Governor
2ndSB1752025 RSProhibiting counties from double-taxing rental propertiesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
2ndSB1992025 RSRelating to elementary behavior intervention and safetySigned by Governor
2ndSB2422025 RSEquipment Right to Repair ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2442025 RSCreating WV Women's Bill of RightsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2512025 RSRequiring county boards ensure their meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on their websitesPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB2642025 RSAllowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of dutyPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB2662025 RSClarifying wind power projects taxationPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB2702025 RSDeclaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergencySigned by Governor
3rdSB2712025 RSNatural Resources Anti-Commandeering ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB2752025 RSRemoving requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalentSigned by Governor
2ndSB2782025 RSProhibiting obscene materials in or within 2,500 feet of WV schoolsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2802025 RSDisplaying official US motto in public schoolsSigned by Governor
3rdSB2862025 RSGranting parents access to health records of minor childPending Senate Judiciary Committee
6thSB2992025 RSModifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignmentSigned by Governor
5thSB4322025 RSRequiring county boards of education adopt policies limiting use of personal cell phones and other electronic communication devices Pending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB4392025 RSRelating to taxation of wind power projectsPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB4452025 RSPermitting state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds Pending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB4592025 RSRequiring county planning commission members be state residentsSigned by Governor
4thSB4662025 RSMaking vaccinations voluntary and not mandatoryPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
2ndSB4692025 RSCreating WV Constitutional Carry Act of 2025Pending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB4702025 RSCreating WV Athletic Freedom ActPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB4712025 RSCreating Student-First School Funding ActPending Senate Education Committee
7thSB4812025 RSAllowing off-duty law-enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at public schools and public school eventsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB4962025 RSRemoving reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy"Signed by Governor
2ndSB5042025 RSProhibiting camping in public placesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB5072025 RSProhibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minorsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5162025 RSProviding extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schoolsPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB5202025 RSRelating to locality payPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5212025 RSRequiring party affiliations be listed for all candidatesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB5302025 RSCreating the West Virginia Land Sovereignty ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB5602025 RSAllowing counties and municipalities to limit utility scale renewable energy facilitiesPending Senate Economic Development Committee
2ndSB5672025 RSProhibiting employment termination of employee who defends themselves from attack inside workplacePending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB5702025 RSRequiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rulesPending Senate Finance Committee
6thSB5732025 RSRelating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power sourceSigned by Governor
3rdSB5742025 RSProhibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion policiesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5752025 RSDefining community air monitoringPending Senate Government Organization Committee
8thSB5812025 RSRelating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activitiesSigned by Governor
10thSB5832025 RSEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within statePending Senate Economic Development Committee
2ndSB5912025 RSCreating Criminal Forfeiture Process Act to replace West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
6thSB5992025 RSCreating Sound Science in Regulations ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
5thSB6102025 RSExempting overtime compensation from income taxPending Senate Finance Committee
11thSB6142025 RSAuthorizing over-the-counter sale of IvermectinPending Senate Judiciary Committee
14thSB6172025 RSDiscouraging gang activitySigned by Governor
LeadSB6182025 RSAllowing reduced property valuation for certain farmlandPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB6192025 RSAuthorizing judge or chief judge to fill prospective vacancy in office of magistratePending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB6212025 RSAuthorizing digital court recordsSigned by Governor
3rdSB6222025 RSAuthorizing compensation for certain lower court staffPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB6232025 RSSpecifying circumstances in which senior judges and justices may be recalled to servicePending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB6242025 RSRelating to vacancies in offices of state officialsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB6282025 RSRelating to non-opioid medicationPending
8thSB6292025 RSProviding increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employeesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
13thSB6332025 RSProtecting Kids from Porn ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB6592025 RSCreating Parents' Bill of RightsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB6752025 RSRequiring participant in federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to report certain dataPending Senate Government Organization Committee
2ndSB6762025 RSProviding veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocityPending Senate Government Organization Committee
7thSB6782025 RSEstablishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth ActPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB6822025 RSRequiring electric utility meter choicePending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
2ndSB6882025 RSProviding for 4th Amendment Restoration ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
4thSB6902025 RSAuthorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officialsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
2ndSB6992025 RSProtecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experimentsPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
2ndSB7052025 RSAllowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to LegislaturePending Senate Education Committee
3rdSB7062025 RSBringing Department of Education under rule-making review of LegislaturePending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB7072025 RSProviding increase in salary to WV Birth-to-Three contracted therapists and employeesPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB7212025 RSAuthorizing use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track certain mortally wounded wild animalsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
12thSB7222025 RSCreating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization ActVETO
3rdSB7302025 RSEstablishing Forest Carbon RegistryRejected
3rdSB7372025 RSCreating WV Farm Equipment Repair Pilot ProgramPending Senate Finance Committee
21stSB7402025 RSEstablishing Stop Squatters ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB7652025 RSEstablishing Troops-to-Teachers ProgramSigned by Governor
6thSB7962025 RSEstablishing legal voter identification standardsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
20thSB8042025 RSRelating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform ActPending Senate Education Committee
6thSB8062025 RSReorganizing several provisions of bail statutesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
7thSB8072025 RSExempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxesPending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2ndSB8122025 RSEstablishing, defining, and creating criminal penalties for terrorist acts and groupsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8382025 RSProhibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private propertyPending Senate Judiciary Committee
15thSB8412025 RSProhibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioningPending Senate Judiciary Committee
7thSB8642025 RSClarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecutionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8902025 RSRelating to auctioneersPending Senate Government Organization Committee
6thSB8992025 RSProtecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practicesPending
10thSB9402025 RSRelating to Water Pollution Control ActPassed