Bill Hamilton (R - Upshur, 11)

CONTACT

bill.hamilton@wvsenate.gov

Capitol Office:
Room 223W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7906

District:
P.O. Box 1192
Buckhannon, WV 26201
District Phone: (304) 472-1966

Biography
Retired Independent Insurance Agency Owner Born July 14, 1950, in Buckhannon, West Virginia Parents the late Winferd W. Hamilton and Mary J. Hamilton Spouse Carolyn Sue Winemiller Children D. Shawn and Jeremy W. Hamilton; James R. Powell, II and eight grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren Education Buckhannon-Upshur High School; Potomac State College; Ohio State Fire Academy; Investment Institute of Atlanta 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 Legislative Service Elected to the House 2002-2016; Elected to the Senate 2018 Legislative Positions Held Chair, Committee on Natural Resources, 84th Legislature; Vice Chair, Committee on Pensions, 84th Legislature Public Service West Virginia DNR Hunter Safety Instructor, 31 years Religion Roman Catholic

Bill	Title	Status	Committee
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2022 Senator Hamilton was the Lead Sponsor of 18 bills
SB 26	Relating generally to licenses to sell paraphernalia for use with controlled substances	Pending	Judiciary
SB 44	Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection for certain new buildings	Pending
SB 47	Creating crime for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed	Pending	Judiciary
SB 53	Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature	Pending	Judiciary
SB 54	Requiring PACs disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State	Pending	Judiciary
SB 55	Relating generally to adoption records	Pending	Health and Human Resources
SB 74	Relating to spousal support enforcement	Pending	Judiciary
SB 75	Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates	Pending
SB 97	Prohibiting gender-based price discrimination	Pending	Judiciary
SB 98	Creating nonresident three-day fishing license	Pending	Government Organization
SB 99	Continuing authority to index license and stamp fees	Pending
SB 114	Relating generally to Electronic Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Act	Pending
SB 243	Granting all public employees 10 percent per year permanent pay increase	Pending
SB 488	Eliminating restrictions on voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals	Pending
SB 502	Including license classes to bear damage stamp for hunting license	Pending	Natural Resources
SB 508	Requiring certain attire for deer hunters with muzzleloaders	Signed
SB 608	Relating to assessment and taxation of real property occupied by certain family members	Pending	Finance
SB 662	Relating to creation, expansion, and authority of resort area district	Signed

West Virginia State Senate

Bill Hamilton (R - Upshur, 11)

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DISTRICT 11

SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2022