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, 2024Senator Hamilton was the Lead Sponsor of 16 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 148 | Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses | Signed | |
| SB 157 | Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 158 | Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 171 | Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations | Signed | |
| SB 202 | Requiring certain municipalities pay for incarceration of inmates | Pending | |
| SB 203 | Requiring political action committee to disclose contributors' names and addresses to Secretary of State | Pending | |
| SB 204 | Requiring counties to register automated external defibrillators with Office of Emergency Medical Services | Pending | |
| SB 276 | Establishing criminal offense for being under influence of controlled substance unless specifically prescribed | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 305 | Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners | Pending | |
| SB 306 | Equipment Right to Repair Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 397 | Exempting high tunnels and greenhouses from personal property taxes | Pending | Finance |
| SB 398 | Updating crime of sexual extortion | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 449 | Limiting use of fireworks in municipalities and residential areas | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 571 | Creating WV Corridor H Advanced Energy and Economic Corridor Authority | Pending | |
| SB 752 | Authorizing Department of Agriculture to complete certain land transfers | Signed | |
| SB 802 | Updating consumer credit and protection laws on certain agricultural vehicles and equipment | Signed | |
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