West Virginia House of Delegates · District 8

Bill Bell's West Virginia House of Delegates voting record

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Bill Bell took the oath on July 14, 2025, for the seat David Kelly left.

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Bill Bell (Republican) is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for District 8. This page covers the 707 floor roll calls held while Bill Bell was in office, from Jan. 14, 2026 to March 14, 2026. Votes with the Speaker on 69% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 70% of party-line votes. 12th percentile in the West Virginia House of Delegates from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0% of roll calls. Bill Bell sponsored 6 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where Bill Bell split from the Speaker or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Bill Bell sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Speaker 69% On 127 contested votes where both voted · 93% on all votes Votes with own party 70% Partisan rank: 91 of 96 in the House of Delegates Didn't vote at roll call 0% 0 of 707 roll calls
Bills passed 0 6 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 64 of 100 in the House of Delegates (tied with 36 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current delegate, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Bill Bell's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 3 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

West Virginia House of Delegates12th percentile
More liberal than 88% of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most liberal of 96

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker
69%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Bill Bell.

On 127 contested votes where both voted93% on all 642 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
70%
Democrats Republicans 45%100%

Each tick is a current delegate, by party; the dot is Bill Bell.

On 109 party-line votesPartisan rank: 91 of 96 in the House of Delegates90 delegates vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Bill Bell sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored6
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 64 of 100 in the House of Delegates (tied with 36 others) · 61 of 91 Republicans (tied with 30 others)

A bill counts for its lead sponsor, the first name its record gives. Co-sponsors aren't credited.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills Bill Bell sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

West Virginia's budget bill doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for West Virginia legislators.

Contested votes where they split

39 against the Speaker; 35 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Amendment		 Nay Yea Yea
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion for the Previous Question		 Yea Yea Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion to Table a Motion		 Yea Nay Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion for the Previous Question		 Yea Nay Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion to Limit Debate		 Yea Yea Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion to Limit Debate		 Yea Nay Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
Motion to Take Up		 Yea Yea Nay
March 14, 2026 SB 182: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Motion for the Previous Question		 Yea Yea Nay
March 14, 2026 HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
March 14, 2026 HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
Effective Date		 Nay Yea Yea
March 14, 2026 HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
Passage by Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2026 SB 182: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2026 SB 63: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act
Effective from Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2026 SB 63: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 13, 2026 SJR 9: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment
Motion for the Previous Question		 Yea Nay Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 871: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3517
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 841: Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3951
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 814: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 0313
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 645: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
Motion for the Previous Question		 Yea Nay Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 645: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
Motion to Table a Motion		 Nay Yea Nay
March 12, 2026 SB 641: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 586: Modifying requirements for public water systems
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 12, 2026 SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 9, 2026 SB 694: Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 5525: To create the "Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund" to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water
Motion to Suspend the Constitutional Reading Requirement		 Yea Nay Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 5525: To create the "Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund" to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water
Motion to Discharge		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 5525: To create the "Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund" to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water
Motion to Table a Motion		 Nay Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 5652: Relating to the hotel occupancy tax
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 5453: To modify the school aid funding formula
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 5260: Relating generally to medical cannabis
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Effective Date		 Nay Yea Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 5319: Camping ban on certain public property
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 4425: To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility
Effective Date		 Nay Yea Nay
March 2, 2026 HB 5554: To modify the building fund for state parties
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 HB 4958: To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 17, 2026 HB 4464: Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 16, 2026 HB 4983: Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact…
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 10, 2026 HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Amendment		 Nay Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Amendment		 Yea Yea Nay

Recent key votes

Bill Bell's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. March 14, 2026
    House
    HB 4606: Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
    Voted yea Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 84, nays 9

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. March 14, 2026
    House
    Resolutions: HB 4106; HB 4755
    Voted yea Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 85, nays 8

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. March 14, 2026
    House
    SB 1033: Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land
    Voted yea Passage · Yeas 73, nays 22

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. March 14, 2026
    House
    HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
    Voted yea Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 82, nays 14

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. March 14, 2026
    House
    HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
    Voted nayAgainst most of their partyAgainst the Speaker Passage by Concurrence · Yeas 62, nays 34

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Bill Bell voted on each of the 707 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
March 14, 2026HB 4606: Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea84–9
March 14, 2026Resolutions: HB 4106; HB 4755
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea85–8
March 14, 2026SB 1033: Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land
Passage		YeaYeaYea73–22
March 14, 2026HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea82–14
March 14, 2026HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea62–34
March 14, 2026HB 5582: Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea86–9
March 14, 2026HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea86–10
March 14, 2026HB 5462: Relating to Mine Subsidence
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea86–11
March 14, 2026HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
Passage by Concurrence		NayYeaYea71–26
March 14, 2026HB 4893: Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea84–13
March 14, 2026SB 1008: Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–11
March 14, 2026SB 927: Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees
Passage		YeaYeaYea66–28
March 14, 2026HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea89–8
March 13, 2026SB 686: Coal Co-tenancy Modernization and Miners Protection Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea85–8
March 13, 2026SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea88–7
March 13, 2026SB 643: Discontinuing WV Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program
Passage		YeaYeaYea85–9
March 13, 2026SB 392: Relating to personal income tax reduction
Passage		YeaYeaYea88–8
March 13, 2026SB 231: Relating to value-based payment requirements
Passage		YeaYeaYea86–7
March 13, 2026SB 182: Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Passage		NayYeaYea68–26
March 13, 2026SB 63: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act
Passage		NayYeaYea70–21
March 13, 2026HB 4983: Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact…
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea82–15
March 12, 2026SB 871: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3517
Passage		NayYeaYea68–25
March 12, 2026SB 841: Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3951
Passage		NayYeaYea74–19
March 12, 2026SB 814: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 0313
Passage		NayYeaYea78–15
March 12, 2026SB 800: Clarifying policy of state regarding jury service
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–9
March 12, 2026SB 641: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks
Passage		NayYeaYea58–34
March 12, 2026SB 586: Modifying requirements for public water systems
Passage		NayYeaYea68–27
March 12, 2026SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act
Passage		NayYeaYea82–12
March 12, 2026SB 4: Relating to crimes against public justice
Passage		YeaYeaYea83–12
March 11, 2026SB 556: Modifying priority of insurance coverage for drivers of certain vehicles provided by entities
Passage		YeaYeaNot voting77–16
March 9, 2026SB 1060: Providing WV certified thoroughbred eligibility and increase restricted race caps
Passage		YeaYeaYea75–21
March 9, 2026SB 781: Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105
Passage		YeaYeaYea82–14
March 9, 2026SB 694: Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools
Passage		NayYeaYea72–24
March 5, 2026SB 250: Budget Bill
Passage		YeaYeaYea68–15
March 4, 2026HB 5652: Relating to the hotel occupancy tax
Passage		NayNayYea28–62
March 4, 2026HB 5464: West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026
Passage		YeaYeaYea73–17
March 4, 2026HB 5462: Relating to Mine Subsidence
Passage		YeaYeaYea78–11
March 4, 2026HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
Passage		NayYeaYea58–32
March 4, 2026HB 5364: Reforming Boards and Commissions
Passage		YeaYeaYea87–6
March 4, 2026HB 5323: Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees
Passage		YeaYeaYea61–32
March 4, 2026HB 5260: Relating generally to medical cannabis
Passage		NayYeaYea66–26
March 4, 2026HB 5091: Relating to duties of licensees under the West Virginia Real Estate License Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea80–10
March 4, 2026HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund
Passage		YeaYeaYea79–12
March 4, 2026HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Passage		NayYeaYea51–38
March 3, 2026HB 5463: Relating to Decreasing Board of Education Limits
Passage		YeaYeaYea86–10
March 3, 2026HB 5319: Camping ban on certain public property
Passage		NayYeaYea62–32
March 3, 2026HB 4425: To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility
Passage		YeaYeaYea78–19
March 3, 2026SB 659: Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units
Passage		YeaYeaYea85–10
March 2, 2026HB 5554: To modify the building fund for state parties
Passage		NayYeaYea84–11
Feb. 27, 2026HB 4433: Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Passage by Concurrence		YeaYeaYea87–8
Feb. 25, 2026HB 5682: Supplemental Appropriation to expire funds to surplus balance of General Revenue
Passage		YeaYeaYea82–14
Feb. 25, 2026HB 5582: Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF
Passage		YeaYeaYea88–8
Feb. 25, 2026SB 250: Budget Bill
Passage		YeaYeaYea83–14
Feb. 23, 2026HB 5203: To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–10
Feb. 20, 2026HB 5228: Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering
Passage		YeaYeaYea80–13
Feb. 20, 2026HB 4577: Relating to driver's licenses
Passage		YeaYeaYea88–7
Feb. 20, 2026HB 4355: To create a new hunting license stamp for upland game bird
Passage		YeaYeaYea64–32
Feb. 20, 2026SB 640: Prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political elections
Passage		YeaYeaYea78–17
Feb. 20, 2026SB 256: Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–12
Feb. 18, 2026HB 4710: Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election
Passage		YeaYeaYea79–13
Feb. 18, 2026HB 4709: Relating to changing the process of election litigation
Passage		YeaYeaYea82–9
Feb. 17, 2026HB 4983: Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact…
Passage		YeaYeaYea78–16
Feb. 17, 2026HB 4852: Relating to regulation of foods
Passage		YeaYeaYea77–18
Feb. 17, 2026HB 4464: Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention
Passage		NayYeaYea51–43
Feb. 17, 2026HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds
Passage		YeaYeaYea87–9
Feb. 16, 2026HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
Passage		YeaYeaYea85–10
Feb. 13, 2026HB 4462: Prohibition on cell-cultured products
Passage		YeaYeaNot voting64–25
Feb. 10, 2026HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Passage		NayYeaYea69–24
Feb. 10, 2026HB 4600: Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day
Passage		YeaYeaYea79–17
Feb. 6, 2026HB 4570: To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–8
Feb. 3, 2026HB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education
Passage		YeaYeaYea58–35
Jan. 27, 2026HB 4433: Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Passage		YeaYeaYea81–9
Jan. 27, 2026HB 4005: Skills to work
Passage		YeaYeaYea83–5
Jan. 27, 2026HB 4002: Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory
Passage		YeaYeaYea76–12
Jan. 23, 2026HB 4081: To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant
Passage		YeaYeaYea71–22

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
www.wvlegislature.gov
Email
bill.bell@wvhouse.gov
District office
State Capitol Room 206E, Complex Building 1, Charleston, WV 25305
304-340-3226

Committees

  • Education
  • Education
  • Forest Management Review Commission
  • Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Interim

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the West Virginia Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Source: the West Virginia Legislature's roll-call records, Journals and bill histories, Feb. 13, 2025 to March 14, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections