Education: Buckhannon-Upshur High School; Potomac State College; Ohio State Fire Academy; Investment Institute of Atlanta
Occupation: Retired Independent Insurance Agency Owner
Spouse: Carolyn Sue Winemiller
Children: D. Shawn and Jeremy W. Hamilton; James R. Powell, II and eight grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren
Parents: the late Winferd W. Hamilton and Mary J. Hamilton
Religion: Catholic
Town of Birth: Buckhannon, WV
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; Upshur County Hunter Safety Instructor, 33 years.
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2023Senator Hamilton was the Lead Sponsor of 16 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 44 | Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates | Pending | |
| SB 49 | Establishing criminal offense for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 50 | Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 57 | Requiring political action committee to disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State | Pending | |
| SB 58 | Creating mechanism for enforcement of spousal support | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 123 | Creating enhanced penalties for fleeing officer | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 154 | Penalizing removal of serial number from firearm or to possess firearm with missing serial number | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 198 | Requiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical Services | Pending | Finance |
| SB 199 | Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners | Pending | Government Organization |
| SB 200 | Allowing leashed dogs to track wounded elk, turkey, and wild boar when hunting | Signed | |
| SB 202 | Increasing terms of Natural Resources Commission members from four to seven years | Pending | |
| SB 468 | Continuing Cabwaylingo State Forest Trail System | Signed | |
| SB 581 | Amending provisions of 2023 Farm Bill | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 585 | Prohibiting county commissions from adopting any authorization that exceeds state law regarding agricultural operations | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 629 | Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses | Pending | Finance |
| SB 738 | Equipment Right to Repair Act | Pending | Judiciary |
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