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Republican
· Delegate
Adam Vance
Represents District 35 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
66%
on 95 party-line votes · House Republicans median 88%
Cast a vote
83%
Yea or Nay on 595 of 721 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
0 of 17
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
721
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Adam Vance votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Adam Vance sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Adam Vance is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
32 of 95 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB4025 · Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 670) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 62–34 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion to table amendment rejected (Roll No. 712) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 43–49 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5441 · Reforming State Personnel System
Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 650) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 74–23 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5441 · Reforming State Personnel System
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 649) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 71–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4012 · Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state
Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 595) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 72–24 · most Republicans voted the other way
SJR9 · Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment
Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 508) · 2026-03-13 · Passed 57–40 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB182 · Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Passed House (Roll No. 516) · 2026-03-13 · Passed 68–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4983 · Authorizing the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 500) · 2026-03-13 · Passed 82–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB392 · Relating to personal income tax reduction
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 525) · 2026-03-13 · Failed 15–80 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB63 · Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act
Effective from passage (Roll No. 515) · 2026-03-13 · Passed 78–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB4958 · To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 147) · 2026-02-20 · Failed 48–48
HB5074 · Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund.
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 297) · 2026-03-04 · Passed 47–46
HB5525 · To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water.
Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 347) · 2026-03-04 · Failed 46–47
HB4198 · E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 70) · 2026-02-10 · Passed 48–46
SB182 · Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 692) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 45–48
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Rick GarciaDemocrat · District 76 · 111 shared contested votes
47%
Shawn FluhartyDemocrat · District 5 · 106 shared contested votes
45%
Anitra HamiltonDemocrat · District 81 · 111 shared contested votes
45%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (126 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Adam Vance was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced17
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee15
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Education (K12) 5Crime 3Taxation 2Economic Development 2Resolutions 2Consumer Protection 1
To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund Act of 2026 in order to enhance water quality standards, test for and remove various contaminants, and to replace lead service lines within all public water systems in the counties…
Not out of committeeOn 2nd reading, House Calendar · 2026-03-05
To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program
The purpose of this bill is to create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization program to identify and prioritize existing resources that can be directed to support economic development efforts in the Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wyoming counties; establish a revitalization council to manage…
Passed one chamberTo Government Organization · 2026-02-21
To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor
The purpose of this bill is to increase penalties related to child sexual assault and sexual abuse; to increase penalties for distributing, possessing, and transporting material depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct; to add attempt as a crime; and to clarify that failure…
Passed one chamberTo Judiciary · 2026-02-12
To allow for the WVSSAC to pull coaching certificates of coaches who are found guilty of illegal recruiting
The purpose of this bill is to allow the WVSSAC to pull the coaching credentials of any coach found guilty of illegally recruiting students.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-01-29
Increase the penalty for adults who buy vapes and cartiges for underage children
The purpose of this bill is to create penalties for adults who purchase tobacco products for underage children.
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-01-29
Dedicating November 7th as “Pastor Appreciation Day”
Not out of committeeTo House Rules · 2026-01-29
To increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025
The purpose of this bill is to provide a gradual increase in state retirement benefits through July 1, 2028.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-01-29
A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment
Not out of committeeTo House Energy and Public Works · 2026-01-29
To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing
The purpose of this bill is to require mandatory drug testing for all classes of employees of county commissions, the state of West Virginia, State Board of Education, and in K through 12 schools.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-01-29
To provide a reduction of the tax for companies who have 75% or more of their workforce as West Virginia residents
The purpose of this bill is to provide a reduction of the business and occupation tax rate for companies who have 75 percent or more of their workforce as West Virginia residents.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-01-29
To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination
The purpose of this bill is to require all West Virginia high school students to pass a civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination as a prerequisite for graduation.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-01-29
To set term limits for WV legislature
The purpose of this resolution is to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia to prevent any person from serving more than two consecutive terms in the State Senate or more than four consecutive terms in the House of Delegates,…
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-01-29
To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide
The purpose of this bill is to make classroom sizes equal so that aides can be best utilized and one-on-one time with teachers and students can be maximized without losing the use of an aide.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-01-29
To exempt the first $20,000 of earnings from the state income tax for West Virginia residents
The purpose of this bill is to exempt the first $20,000 of income of resident individuals from personal income taxation.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-01-29
To change the amount of days in a school year from 180 to 160.
The purpose of this bill is to set the school calendar to 160 days of instruction.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-01-29
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB5212 · 2026-03-15
Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 671))
HB4138 · 2026-03-14
Relating to persons convicted of a crime (House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 597))
HB4138 · 2026-03-14
Relating to persons convicted of a crime (Effective from passage (Roll No. 598))
SB701 · 2026-03-14
Relating to authority of sheriff's commission for collection of taxes (Passed House (Roll No. 601))
SB997 · 2026-03-14
Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances (Passed House (Roll No. 616))
SB997 · 2026-03-14
Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances (Effective from passage (Roll No. 617))
HB4012 · 2026-03-14
Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state (Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 595))
SB944 · 2026-03-14
Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws (Passed House (Roll No. 609))
SB900 · 2026-03-14
Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility" (Passed House (Roll No. 603))
SB1038 · 2026-03-14
Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges (Passed House (Roll No. 622))
SB1038 · 2026-03-14
Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges (Effective from passage (Roll No. 623))
SB1053 · 2026-03-14
Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia (Passed House (Roll No. 626))
SB1053 · 2026-03-14
Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia (Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 627))
SB982 · 2026-03-14
Creating Neighborhood Access Road Program (Passed House (Roll No. 614))
HB4364 · 2026-03-14
Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations (House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 593))
SB906 · 2026-03-14
Permitting lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations (Passed House (Roll No. 604))
SB1026 · 2026-03-14
Increasing criminal penalties and fines for disturbing religious worship (Passed House (Roll No. 620))
SB913 · 2026-03-14
Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund (Passed House (Roll No. 605))
HB4412 · 2026-03-14
Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content (House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 599))
SB1064 · 2026-03-14
Redefining "long-term substitute" as it relates to public school personnel (Passed House (Roll No. 629))
HB4415 · 2026-03-14
Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state (House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 631))
HB5638 · 2026-03-14
Relating to the requirements of the state’s cyber security program and responsibilities and authority of the state chief information security officer (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 644))
HB4463 · 2026-03-14
Relating to the Board of Sanitarians (House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 633))
HB4463 · 2026-03-14
Relating to the Board of Sanitarians (Effective from passage (Roll No. 634))
HB4610 · 2026-03-14
Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 639))
HB4010 · 2026-03-14
Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state (House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 600))
SB1059 · 2026-03-14
Relating to agreements between solid waste motor carriers and commercial customers (Passed House (Roll No. 628))
HB4106 · 2026-03-14
Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds (House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 596))
HB4999 · 2026-03-14
Relating to crimes against athletic officials (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 642))
SB947 · 2026-03-14
Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18 (Passed House (Roll No. 610))
SB952 · 2026-03-14
Transferring Court Security Fund (Passed House (Roll No. 612))
SB916 · 2026-03-14
Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation (Passed House (Roll No. 606))
SB916 · 2026-03-14
Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation (Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 607))
HB5214 · 2026-03-14
Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification. (House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment and title amendment (Roll No. 646))
SB977 · 2026-03-14
Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability (Passed House (Roll No. 613))
SB985 · 2026-03-14
Relating to registration and enforcement of kratom products (Passed House (Roll No. 615))
HB5694 · 2026-03-14
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 590))
HB5694 · 2026-03-14
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (Passed House (Roll No. 591))
HB5694 · 2026-03-14
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (Effective from passage (Roll No. 592))
SB899 · 2026-03-14
Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals (Passed House (Roll No. 602))
HB4483 · 2026-03-14
Relating to funeral service licensure and administration (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 635))
HB4483 · 2026-03-14
Relating to funeral service licensure and administration (Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 636))
SB927 · 2026-03-14
Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees (Passed House (Roll No. 608))
HB5564 · 2026-03-14
Relating to deputy sheriffs’ vacation time (House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 594))
SB950 · 2026-03-14
Relating to mileage and expenses of judges (Passed House (Roll No. 611))
HB5086 · 2026-03-14
Relating to peer support services (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 653))
HB4546 · 2026-03-14
Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. (House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 638))
SB1043 · 2026-03-14
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 (Passed House (Roll No. 624))
SB1043 · 2026-03-14
Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 (Effective from passage (Roll No. 625))
HB4577 · 2026-03-14
Relating to driver’s licenses (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 675))
HB5480 · 2026-03-14
Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program. (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 661))
HB4345 · 2026-03-14
Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 677))
SB1033 · 2026-03-14
Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land (Passed House (Roll No. 621))
HB5462 · 2026-03-14
Relating to Mine Subsidence (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 658))
SB558 · 2026-03-14
Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 657))
SB1008 · 2026-03-14
Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation (Passed House (Roll No. 618))
SB1008 · 2026-03-14
Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation (Effective from passage (Roll No. 619))
HB5401 · 2026-03-14
Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas (House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 651))
HB5401 · 2026-03-14
Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas (Effective July 1, 2027 (Roll No. 652))
HB4366 · 2026-03-14
Relating to military interpersonal violence (House concurred in Senate amendment and title amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 630))
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 721 total roll-call votes this session).
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