West Virginia State Senate

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Darren Thorne (R - Hampshire, 15)





CONTACT

darren.thorne@wvsenate.gov

Capitol Office:
Room 200W, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7980


Darren Thorne Biography

Occupation: Farmer

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

VICE CHAIR: Agriculture
Economic Development
Finance
Government Organization
Pensions
Select Committee on School Choice
Workforce

INTERIM COMMITTEES:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Economic Development
Finance
Government Organization
Pensions and Retirement
Rule-Making Review Committee



DISTRICT 15


District Counties: Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley (part)

 

SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2026

 Senator Thorne was the Lead Sponsor of 18 bills
BillTitleStatusCommittee
SB 45Allowing reduced property valuation for certain farmlandPendingAgriculture
SB 47Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minorsPendingJudiciary
SB 74Establishing criminal offense of obstructing highway or other passagewayPendingJudiciary
SB 84Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private propertySigned
SB 165Clarifying Right to Farm Act relating to regulation of honey beesPendingAgriculture
SB 387Clarifying term "farm" for tax purposesPendingAgriculture
SB 486Relating to WV Board of Barbers and CosmetologistsPending
SB 572Allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officialsPendingJudiciary
SB 592WV Short Line Railroad Modernization ActSigned
SB 603Relating to Property Valuation Training and Procedures CommissionSigned
SB 669Relating to general powers of PSCPending
SB 759Relating to agency changes to auctioneersPending
SB 898Relating to valuation of farm propertyPendingFinance
SB 899Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principalsSigned
SB 985Relating to registration and enforcement of kratom productsSigned
SB 1033Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned landSigned
SB 1043Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401Signed
SB 1072Creating WV Land Use Association DivisionPendingJudiciary