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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senator Patricia Puertas Rucker

(R) Jefferson County

Contact Information

Capitol Office:
Room 213W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Home Address:
    PO Box 507 Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
    Harpers Ferry, WV
    WV 25425
  • Home Phone: 304-279-1619
  • Education: B.A. - History, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.)
  • Occupation: Home Schooling Mother
  • Spouse: James M. Rucker Jr.
  • Children: Catherine, Ambrose, Gregory, Xavier, Teresa
  • Religion: St. James the Greater Catholic Church
  • Town of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela
  • Affiliations: Member, Farm Bureau; Eastern Panhandle Business Association; Gateway Republican Women; 4-H; WV4Life-Jefferson County chapter; Iron Lady Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council; Champion of Free Enterprise awardee from the WV Chamber of Commerce; Executive Committee, Women in Government; Executive Committee, American Legislative Exchange Council; co-founder and former president of We the People of West Virginia-Jefferson County

District: 16 (Jefferson County)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
3rdSB12025 RSRequiring utility work and road paving coordinationSigned by Governor
9thSB62025 RSExempting life insurance cash value from Medicaid eligibility calculationsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
6thSJR62025 RSLegislative Authority to Reduce or Eliminate Ad Valorem Taxes while Mandating Equal or Greater Revenue Replacement for Impacted Communities AmendmentPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSJR82025 RSCitizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB82025 RSProviding additional sites and devices for newborn safe surrenderSigned by Governor
6thSB102025 RSExempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service taxBecame Law
7thSJR112025 RSSheriff's Succession AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSJR142025 RSHomestead Exemption Increase AmendmentPending Senate Judiciary Committee
6thSB202025 RSRequiring funding for increased costs to volunteer fire departments and EMS unitsPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB212025 RSAssessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projectsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB422025 RSReducing number of days required for certain educators to apply for full-time employment Pending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB432025 RSRelating to administration of anestheticsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
6thSB502025 RSRequiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide electionsSigned by Governor
LeadSB752025 RSChanging distribution of income from excess lottery fundSigned by Governor
LeadSB802025 RSRequiring moment of silence at beginning of each school dayPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB812025 RSEstablishing criminal offense for crimes against public justice workersPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB822025 RSEstablishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adultsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB832025 RSAllowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective recordsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB842025 RSProviding license for certified professional midwifePending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB852025 RSProhibiting use or sale of abortifacientsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB862025 RSCreating Unmatched Medical Graduate Advisory CouncilPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB872025 RSEstablishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support ProgramPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB882025 RSRequiring Fire Commission promulgate standards for propane tank installation in certain homesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB892025 RSCreating alternative high-risk population public charter schoolsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB902025 RSProviding greater access to unused buildings for public charter schoolsPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB912025 RSRequiring notice be sent to owners of record before real property can be sold due to nonpayment of taxesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB922025 RSGlucagon for Schools ActPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB932025 RSCreating E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid DirectoryPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB942025 RSRequiring course in public schools on human developmentPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB952025 RSAllowing reimbursement for remote ultrasound procedures and fetal nonstress testsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB962025 RSExempting ad valorem property tax on property used for divine worship, educational, and charitable purposesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB972025 RSWV Chemical Abortion Prohibition ActPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB982025 RSAdding grievance and appellate procedures for individuals participating in DMV safety and treatment programPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB1002025 RSAllowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirementPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB1472025 RSEstablishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in deathPending Senate Judiciary Committee
5thSB1542025 RSProhibiting sexual orientation instruction in public schoolsSigned by Governor
2ndSB2392025 RSSecond Look Sentencing Act Pending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB2402025 RSUpdating crime of sexual extortionSigned by Governor
2ndSB2412025 RSExempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB2602025 RSClarifying residency requirements for voter registrationPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB2612025 RSReorganizing School Building Authority as School Maintenance AuthorityPending Senate Education Committee
6thSB2702025 RSDeclaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergencySigned by Governor
6thSB2862025 RSGranting parents access to health records of minor childPending Senate Judiciary Committee
8thSB2922025 RSAllowing doula services be covered by Medicaid and PEIAPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB2952025 RSClarifying non-agricultural status of solar farmsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB2962025 RSRequiring certain insurance companies provide coverage for non-stress fetal testsPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB2972025 RSRequiring coverage for certain pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders in certain circumstancesPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB2992025 RSModifying WV regulations on pubertal modulation, hormonal therapy, and gender reassignmentSigned by Governor
LeadSB4232025 RSModifying appropriation requirements of certain economic development funds Pending Senate Economic Development Committee
LeadSB4242025 RSRestoring Sanity ActPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB4412025 RSEstablishing digital currency backed by goldPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB4422025 RSCreating WV Released Time Education ActPending Senate Education Committee
3rdSB4662025 RSMaking vaccinations voluntary and not mandatoryPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
4thSB4672025 RSSetting forth requirements for foster child clothing allowancesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
4thSB4722025 RSRequiring transparency from Department of Human ServicesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB4822025 RSCertified Professional Midwife Licensing and RegulationPending
3rdSB4902025 RSProhibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West VirginiaSigned by Governor
2ndSB4962025 RSRemoving reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy"Signed by Governor
LeadSB5022025 RSRelating to counties' ability to regulate floodplains under National Flood Insurance Program guidelinesPending Senate Government Organization Committee
4thSB5062025 RSRelating to enhanced pay for certain teachersPending Senate Rules Committee
3rdSB5072025 RSProhibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minorsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5082025 RSCreating mental hygiene regions by Supreme Court of AppealsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB5172025 RSRequiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public HealthPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
3rdSB5202025 RSRelating to locality payPending Senate Judiciary Committee
3rdSB5372025 RSEstablishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support ProgramSigned by Governor
4thSB5452025 RSBanning certain products from food in WVPending Senate Rules Committee
LeadSB5472025 RSCreating Charter Schools Startup FundPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB5492025 RSEliminating income tax on qualified tipped wages Pending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB5602025 RSAllowing counties and municipalities to limit utility scale renewable energy facilitiesPending Senate Economic Development Committee
8thSB5652025 RSRelating generally to practice of optometryBecame Law
LeadSB5692025 RSEstablishing certain rights for purchasers of residential improvementsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB5702025 RSRequiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rulesPending Senate Finance Committee
4thSB5732025 RSRelating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power sourceSigned by Governor
2ndSB5782025 RSRelating to pet food packagesPending Senate Rules Committee
7thSB5832025 RSEstablishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within statePending Senate Economic Development Committee
9thSB5852025 RSRelating to Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety ActPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB5882025 RSRelating to WV Food Freedom ActPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB5932025 RSPreserving voting data from electronic voting machinesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB5942025 RSRelating to right to try individualized treatmentsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB5962025 RSRelating to parents' Bill of RightsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB5972025 RSEliminating restriction to carry firearm on State Capitol Complex groundsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB5992025 RSCreating Sound Science in Regulations ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB6082025 RSRemoving rape and incest exception to obtain abortion in WVPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
3rdSB6102025 RSExempting overtime compensation from income taxPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB6142025 RSAuthorizing over-the-counter sale of IvermectinPending Senate Judiciary Committee
4thSB6182025 RSAllowing reduced property valuation for certain farmlandPending Senate Finance Committee
10thSB6292025 RSProviding increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employeesPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
LeadSB6332025 RSProtecting Kids from Porn ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB6342025 RSRelating to distressed land net meteringPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB6632025 RSCreating Fair Access to Financial Services ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB6712025 RSCreating By-Right Housing Development ActPending Senate Economic Development Committee
LeadSB6722025 RSLimiting student use of cell phones in K-12 classroomsPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB6732025 RSDefining third-party challenges to development permitsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB6742025 RSCreating Standardized Testing Choice ActPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB6752025 RSRequiring participant in federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to report certain dataPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB6762025 RSProviding veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocityPending Senate Government Organization Committee
5thSB6782025 RSEstablishing Coal Based Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth ActPending Senate Finance Committee
2ndSB6812025 RSProviding PSC jurisdiction over internet service providersPending Senate Finance Committee
3rdSB6862025 RSRelating to WV commercial feed lawPending Senate Government Organization Committee
3rdSB6882025 RSProviding for 4th Amendment Restoration ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
2ndSB6892025 RSState Sovereignty Act of 2025Pending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB6922025 RSRelating to requirements to receive PROMISE ScholarshipPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB6932025 RSModifying notification of brewery or dock price of nonintoxicating beer, ale, or other malt beverage or malt coolerPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB6942025 RSProtecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entitiesPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB6952025 RSRequiring higher education institutions to accept Classic Learning TestPending Senate Education Committee
3rdSB6992025 RSProtecting environment and humans from geo-engineering experimentsPending Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
3rdSB7072025 RSProviding increase in salary to WV Birth-to-Three contracted therapists and employeesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7092025 RSRepealing provisions of code that exempt Department of Transportation, Tax Division, and Bureau of Social Services from Division of PersonnelPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB7142025 RSCreating Voluntary Portable Benefit Account ActPending Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
LeadSB7182025 RSRelating to hospital transparencyPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
15thSB7222025 RSCreating WV Short Line Railroad Modernization ActVETO
6thSB7272025 RSDirecting study of child welfare system be conducted by independent third partyPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB7312025 RSTerminating Design Build BoardPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB7342025 RSRepealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action PlanSigned by Governor
LeadSB7362025 RSRelating to publication of registered lobbyist informationSigned by Governor
LeadSB7382025 RSTerminating Employee Suggestion Award BoardSigned by Governor
LeadSB7442025 RSRepealing Central Nonprofit Coordinating Agency and Committee for Purchase of Commodities and Services from HandicappedPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB7462025 RSAllowing State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status to public charter schoolsBecame Law
LeadSB7492025 RSRelating generally to public charter schoolsPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB7592025 RSRelating to having no requirement for immunizationPending Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
5thSB7962025 RSEstablishing legal voter identification standardsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
18thSB8042025 RSRelating to WV Secondary School Activities Commission Reform ActPending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB8052025 RSPromoting personal agriculturePending Senate Government Organization Committee
8thSB8072025 RSExempting automobiles 25 years or older from personal property taxesPending Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
LeadSB8102025 RSClarifying requirements for administration of anesthesia and chronic pain practice by certain licensed nursesSigned by Governor
LeadSB8192025 RSRequiring heart health program in grades three through six Pending Senate Education Committee
4thSB8202025 RSWhistleblower Protection Fund ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8232025 RSClarifying and separating duties between Division of Emergency Management and DEPSigned by Governor
LeadSB8262025 RSModifying survivor’s benefit payments on first responders for payment of funeral expensesPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB8272025 RSUpdating requirements for parole hearings and notificationsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8282025 RSClarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staffSigned by Governor
LeadSB8292025 RSModifying classes of state of preparedness declared by Governor or LegislaturePending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8302025 RSEliminating short-term loans provided to released inmates for costs related to reintegrationPending Senate Workforce Committee
2ndSB8322025 RSProviding for administration of cost-sharing calculationsPending Senate Finance Committee
LeadSB8372025 RSEliminating WV Office of Equal OpportunitySigned by Governor
12thSB8412025 RSProhibiting state entities from promoting or engaging in any activity related to sexual orientation or gender transitioningPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8442025 RSExempting non-native quail and partridge from game farm requirement if owned for agricultural purposesSigned by Governor
2ndSB8482025 RSEnacting bank protections for eligible adults from financial exploitationPending Senate Finance Committee
5thSB8512025 RSCreating Child Protection Investigations Reform ActPending Senate Judiciary Committee
2ndSB8542025 RSCreating Academic Quality in Public Education Act Pending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB8552025 RSRelating to incentive program to promote beverage container recyclingPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8562025 RSRemoving certain reporting requirements to Joint Committee on Government and FinanceSigned by Governor
LeadSB8582025 RSRelating to controlled substance schedules and to clean-up errors identified in code sectionsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8612025 RSUpdating references to reflect consolidation of Information Services and Communications Division into Office of TechnologySigned by Governor
LeadSB8622025 RSRepealing antiquated language related to Voluntary Gilding Dome Check-Off ProgramSigned by Governor
LeadSB8632025 RSRemoving reference to Information Services and Communications DivisionSigned by Governor
8thSB8642025 RSClarifying inference of criminal intent in burglary prosecutionPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8702025 RSRelating to fees imposed by municipalities Pending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8712025 RSRemoving persons who perform drywall services from definition of “contractor” in Contractor Licensing ActPending Senate Government Organization Committee
LeadSB8762025 RSTerminating certain requirements for Tax Commissioner to submit reports, publish information, and provide noticeSigned by Governor
LeadSB8772025 RSRequiring resolution passed by Legislature to include language to be included on official ballotsPending Senate Judiciary Committee
LeadSB8892025 RSCreating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools ActPending Senate Education Committee
2ndSB9142025 RSRelating to testing and attendance requirements for private, parochial, and church schoolsSigned by Governor
LeadSB9162025 RSRecognizing authority of Agriculture Commissioner to intervene in matters that negatively affect agritourismRejected
LeadSB9172025 RSLimiting civil liability for academic medical centers and teaching hospitals affiliated with medical and dental schoolsPending Senate Government Organization Committee
4thSB9292025 RSRestoring Private Schools Act of 2025Pending Senate Education Committee
LeadSB9402025 RSRelating to Water Pollution Control ActPassed
10thSB9432025 RSClarifying apiaries are protected agricultural operationsPending Senate Rules Committee
11thSB9442025 RSCreating WV Child First Advisory CommitteePending Senate Finance Committee