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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senator Laura Wakim Chapman

(R) Ohio County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 417M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Education: Middlebury College; West Virginia University College of Law
  • Occupation: Constitutional Lawyer
  • Spouse: Matthew
  • Children: 2
  • Parents: Christopher and Jeannette
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Town of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia
  • Affiliations: Womans Club of Wheeling; Alumni Admissions Program Volunteer; Follansbee Chamber of Commerce

District: 1 (Ohio County)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
LeadSB12025 RSRequiring utility work and road paving coordinationSigned by Governor
LeadSB22025 RSDesignating Patriot Day as state holidayPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSJR52025 RSBi-annual Legislative Session AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSJR82025 RSCitizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
7thSB82025 RSProviding additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrenderSigned by Governor
LeadSB272025 RSClarifying felony of exhibiting obscene matter to minorPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB282025 RSRequiring insurance coverage of certain genetic testing without cost sharingPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB402025 RSRequiring doula services be covered and reimbursed by Medicaid and PEIAPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1252025 RSClarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filledPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1262025 RSWV Volunteer State Defense Guard ActPending Senate Military Committee
LeadSB1562025 RSProviding diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations without cost sharingPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1572025 RSProviding pay raise for state road employeesPending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
LeadSB1582025 RSModifying eligibility requirements for serving as member of State Board of EducationVETO
LeadSB1592025 RSProhibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patientsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1602025 RSProviding Medicaid coverage for postpartum health carePending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1612025 RSProviding water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafePending Senate Natural Resources
LeadSB1622025 RSLimiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizensPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1632025 RSIncluding certain mental health disorders in existing public health programsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1642025 RSClarifying parent and guardian access to minor child's medical recordsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1652025 RSEnsuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kinPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1662025 RSRequiring CPS to give parents written copy of their rights in certain circumstancesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1672025 RSPermitting care of patient by telemedicine across state linesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1682025 RSProhibiting rent controlPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB1692025 RSIncreasing Medicaid personal needs allowancePending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB1702025 RSStop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1712025 RSRequiring all state buildings provide private room for nursing or breastfeeding purposesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB1722025 RSPermitting retired teachers to substitute up to 180 days without penalty of losing retirementPending Senate Pensions Committee
LeadSB1732025 RSPermitting hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employeesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1742025 RSClarifying what constitutes shelter for animals exposed to cold weatherPending Senate Agriculture Committee
LeadSB1752025 RSProhibiting counties from double-taxing rental propertiesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB1762025 RSRelating to food allergen awareness in food service establishmentsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1772025 RSPharmacist Prescribing Authority ActPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1782025 RSImposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in statePending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1792025 RSGranting school administrators ability to hold students back for 20 or more missed daysPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB1802025 RSRelating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schoolsPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB1812025 RSRequiring payments to court-appointed attorneys be reimbursed or denied within 30 days of voucher submissionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1822025 RSRelating to EMT fundingPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB1832025 RSProviding tax deduction for medical paymentsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB1842025 RSProhibiting pre-conviction forfeiture of someone merely accused of crimePending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB1852025 RSRelating to lab grown meatPending Senate Agriculture Committee
2ndSB2092025 RSCreating WV Guardian ProgramPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB2212025 RSAuthorizing child or child care tax creditPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
2ndSB2522025 RSRequiring coverage of home blood pressure monitoring devices for certain Medicaid recipientsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB2622025 RSEstablishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screeningsPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB2632025 RSRelating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular professionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2852025 RSCreating WV Guardian ProgramPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB2862025 RSGranting parents access to health records of minor childPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB2912025 RSExtending time frame for pharmacies to register from annually to bienniallySigned by Governor
LeadSB2922025 RSAllowing doula services be covered by Medicaid and PEIAPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB4292025 RSProviding tax credit to certain honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and/or fishing licensePending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB4302025 RSRelating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinationsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB4332025 RSRelating to dental health care service plansPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
5thSB4342025 RSRequiring WV Board of Education to implement wearable panic alert system in public schoolsPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB4502025 RSEstablishing WV Guardian ProgramPending Senate Education Committee
8thSB4642025 RSCreating license plate for recipients of Medal of ValorSigned by Governor
LeadSB4972025 RSPreventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated eventPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB4982025 RSPermitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interestsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB5002025 RSTransferring audits of volunteer fire departments to Legislative AuditorSigned by Governor
LeadSB5262025 RSCreating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority ActSigned by Governor
2ndSB5562025 RSProhibiting requirement of certain immunizations as condition of being foster parentPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
6thSB6042025 RSRequiring Department of Human Services to notify PSC that person is eligible for discount on utility billsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB6482025 RSRequiring courts to interpret statutes and regulationsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB6972025 RSCreating Caregiver Tax Credit ActPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7022025 RSRelating to payment rates for child care servicesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7102025 RSRelating to the practice of teledentistrySigned by Governor
LeadSB7192025 RSRelating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and servicesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB7592025 RSRelating to having no requirement for immunizationPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB7602025 RSModifying rate of tax due on licensee's adjusted gross receiptsPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB8042025 RSRelating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform ActPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB8112025 RSCreating Child Care Subsidy Pilot ProgramPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB8132025 RSExtending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kinPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8172025 RSRegulating private alternative adolescent residential or outdoor programsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8212025 RSRequiring child protective services workers to wear body-worn camerasPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB8222025 RSRequiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigationsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB8242025 RSAmending procedures for regulation of scope of practice for occupations and professionsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8322025 RSProviding for administration of cost-sharing calculationsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB8332025 RSExcluding pharmaceutical medication from prior authorization gold card processSigned by Governor
2ndSB8512025 RSCreating Child Protection Investigations Reform ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8652025 RSRelating to best interests of child standardPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8862025 RSRelating to Foster Child Bill of RightsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8872025 RSCreating intermediate conservatorship or guardianship process prior to individual being involuntarily committedPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB9052025 RSRequiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain servicesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB9132025 RSRelating to brain injury screening trainingPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB9322025 RSCombining offices of Legislative Auditor and State AuditorPending Senate Government Organization Committee