Occupation: Business Owner
Spouse: Sherri A. Rebuck Horst
Children: Charles Jr., Michelle and Christina
Parents: Charles K. Horst and Myra Rock Horst
Religion: Christian
Town of Birth: Hagerstown, WV
Affiliations: National Rifle Association; West Virginia Citizens Defense League; Eastern Panhandle Business Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026Delegate Horst was the Lead Sponsor of 25 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 1 | To increase the homestead exemption to $50,000. | Pending | Finance |
| HJR 10 | Amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum and recall | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4049 | Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4059 | To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants | Pending | |
| HB 4092 | require all law enforcement officers in WV be U.S. citizens | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4093 | To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. | Pending | |
| HB 4094 | To eliminate the dog tax | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4095 | To remove qualified immunity from officers serving no-knock warrants | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4096 | Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4097 | To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4098 | To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record | Pending | |
| HB 4099 | To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4106 | Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Pending | |
| HB 4128 | Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4129 | Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4140 | To allow counties to post legal ads on their website in lieu of print in local newspapers | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4149 | Relating to warrantless entry of private lands | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4150 | Pertaining to the right of lawful medical cannabis card holders, and their caregivers | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4171 | Gender identification on forms of ID | Pending | |
| HB 4175 | To repeal the requirement for automobile inspection. | Pending | |
| HB 4176 | To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts | Pending | |
| HB 4184 | To exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4185 | Repeal the West Virginia machinegun ban | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4190 | Relating to the restoration of civil rights | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4628 | Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act | Pending | Judiciary |
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