Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · West Virginia
Republican
· Delegate
Phil Mallow
Represents District 75 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
90%
on 111 party-line votes · House Republicans median 88%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 718 of 721 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
0 of 39
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
721
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 12, 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 Phil Mallow 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 Phil Mallow 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. Phil Mallow is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
11 of 111 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB4606 · Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 695) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 39–56 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion for previous quesstion rejected (Roll No. 713) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 40–52 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion to limit debate to 5 minutes per amendment adopted (Roll No. 709) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 47–43 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion to limit debate to 90 seconds per amendment rejected (Roll No. 708) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 28–62 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB182 · Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment
Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 692) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 45–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 47–49 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB645 · Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers
Motion to reconsider amendment (Roll No. 434) · 2026-03-12 · Passed 49–46 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB137 · Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 360) · 2026-03-06 · Failed 45–47 · most Republicans voted the other way
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 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB5475 · To make the Public Service Commission an elected position
Motion to table the motion to discharge from committee (Roll No. 348) · 2026-03-04 · Passed 65–26 · 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
HB5537 · Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.
Motion to consider rejected (Roll No. 694) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 47–49
SB137 · Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 360) · 2026-03-06 · Failed 45–47
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.
Kayla YoungDemocrat · District 56 · 129 shared contested votes
40%
Shawn FluhartyDemocrat · District 5 · 121 shared contested votes
37%
Mike PushkinDemocrat · District 54 · 131 shared contested votes
37%
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 (3 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
← West Virginia Delegation
YeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYeaYea
Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Phil Mallow 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.
Introduced39
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee37
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Taxation 7Crime 5Counties 4Motor Vehicles 3Finance and Administration 3Constitutional Amendments 2
Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund
The purpose of this bill is to require costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-02-16
Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund
The purpose of this bill is to revise the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund created in §15-2-24d of the code and for additional costs of $50 to be deposited…
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-02-16
To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs
The purpose of this bill is to amend penalties for any assault on a police officer or police dog.
Passed one chamberTo Judiciary · 2026-02-11
Non-State Owned Roads Improvement Act
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the improvement of non-state owned roads by municipalities while providing legal safeguards against litigation, ensuring that local governments can enhance infrastructure and ensure public safety effectively.
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-02-11
Relating to stricter enforcement for parking in a handicapped designated spot
The purpose of this bill is to increase certain criminal penalties for unlawful use of designated accessible parking spaces for mobility impaired persons and unlawful creation and use of special plates or placards issued to mobility impaired persons and establishing a program to increase public…
Passed one chamberTo Transportation and Infrastructure · 2026-02-03
Award military veterans with a “Veterans” license plate
The purpose of this bill is to exempt honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed services of the United States from the payment of vehicle registration fees under the provisions of this chapter, except for a special initial application fee of $10.
Not out of committeeTo House Government Organization · 2026-01-28
To require hair follicle drug testing of parents or guardians in cases of substantiated child abuse or neglect of a minor
The purpose of this bill is to enhance and improve child well-being by requiring a hair follicle drug test of a substantiated child abuser before restoring visitation rights.
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-01-19
Provide programs to educate senior citizens
The purpose of this bill is to require the implementation of community education programs throughout the state to facilitate the providing of educational, recreational, cultural, social, health, and other community services to senior citizens of the community.
Not out of committeeTo House Public Education · 2026-01-19
Relating to polling locations
The purpose of this bill is to change the definition reference of "precinct" to "polling location".
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-01-16
Addressing the number of ambulance squads needed per affected population in every county
The purpose of this bill is to require counties to provide ambulance services at a ratio of one ambulance service for every 18,000 residents.
Not out of committeeTo House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism · 2026-01-16
Allow customers to make changes to their accounts by phone or mail.
The purpose of this bill is to create The Rossi Act; requiring that entities providing goods, services, or utilities allow changes to be made to an electronic account by telephone or mail; and providing for enforcement.
Not out of committeeTo House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology · 2026-01-15
Relating to providing a credit against the business and occupation tax imposed on coal-fired electric generating units to help off-set environmental compliance costs
The purpose of this bill is to encourage and incentivize the installation, repair, and maintenance of environmental pollution control equipment at coal-fired electric generating units located in West Virginia and that serve West Virginia residents, by authorizing a credit against the business and occupation tax…
Not out of committeeTo House Energy and Manufacturing · 2026-01-15
Relating generally to coal fired energy plants and wind power
The purpose of this bill is to limit the number of permits to construct wind power plants, wind power farms, or "windmills" for power generally in West Virginia; to provide that for each new wind powered facility built in West Virginia, there is an offset…
Not out of committeeTo House Energy and Public Works · 2026-01-14
Require all public contracts be publicly advertised
The purpose of this bill is to require a public entity accepting a bid on a public contract to notify all municipalities and counties in which the contractor or any of its subcontractors will be performing services under the contract of the existence of the…
Not out of committeeTo House Government Adminstration · 2026-01-14
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community
The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a public service board represents more than one community, there shall be one member from each such community on the service district board.
Not out of committeeTo House Local Governments · 2026-01-14
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
Loading committees…
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).
Capitol Office
📍State Capitol Room 202E, Complex, Building 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 3, Kingmont, WV 26578
Official Links
Follow Phil Mallow
One email a week, only when there’s something: every time they broke with their party, and the closest votes they cast. Free, and you can stop any time.