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Democratic
· Delegate
Sean Hornbuckle
Represents District 25 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Democrats
93%
on 100 party-line votes · House Democrats median 93%
Cast a vote
92%
Yea or Nay on 663 of 721 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
1 of 30
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
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 Sean Hornbuckle 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 Sean Hornbuckle 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. Sean Hornbuckle is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
7 of 100 party-line votes.
HB4606 · Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 696) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 84–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4865 · Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 672) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 82–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1008 · Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation
Passed House (Roll No. 618) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 84–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB231 · Relating to value-based payment requirements
Passed House (Roll No. 520) · 2026-03-13 · Passed 86–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4025 · Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
Effective date rejected (Roll No. 282) · 2026-03-04 · Failed 65–25 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4577 · Relating to driver’s licenses
Passed House (Roll No. 144) · 2026-02-20 · Passed 88–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4005 · Skills to work
Passed House (Roll No. 16) · 2026-01-27 · Passed 83–5 · most Democrats 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
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
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
Republicans 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.
Jordan BridgesRepublican · District 33 · 101 shared contested votes
64%
Elliott PrittRepublican · District 50 · 100 shared contested votes
60%
Bill FlaniganRepublican · District 4 · 106 shared contested votes
59%
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 (58 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Sean Hornbuckle 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.
Introduced30
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee29
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 0 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Education (K12) 8Education (Higher) 4Health 4Crime 3Economic Development 2Human Services 2
Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program.
This bill establishes the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program to provide paid summer employment, apprenticeships, internships, and entrepreneurial exposure for youth statewide. Participation is open to all eligible youth, with targeted outreach to youth facing barriers to employment. The program emphasizes…
Became lawBecame law 4/2/2026 · 2026-04-02
Establish a statewide pilot program to improve kindergarten readiness.
The purpose of this bill is to create the Kindergarten Readiness Touchpad Pilot Program.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-02-23
West Virginia Coal Miners Employment Act
The purpose of this bill is to allow a public or private employer to show hiring preference to unemployed coal miners.
Not out of committeeTo House Energy and Public Works · 2026-02-16
Repeal WV Right to Work
The purpose of this bill is to repeal West Virginia's right-to-work law and restore the ability of employees and labor organizations to enter into voluntary agreements that fairly allocate the costs of collective bargaining and representation by requiring union membership for employment where other similarly…
Not out of committeeTo House Energy and Public Works · 2026-02-16
Relating to prohibiting concealment of a law-enforcement officer’s identity or authority.
The purpose of this bill is to limit the intentional concealment of a law-enforcement officer's identity or authority, including the use of masks or face coverings, during warrantless, non-custodial investigatory stops that are not supported by probable cause. This provision is intended to promote transparency,…
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-02-12
Relating to providing a civil remedy when a federal officer or employee violates a constitutional right.
The purpose of this bill is to create a civil cause of action under West Virginia law allowing a person to seek relief against a federal officer or employee when that individual acts outside the scope of federal employment and violates rights secured by the…
Not out of committeeTo House Judiciary · 2026-02-12
Relating to Hope Scholarships awards
The purpose of this bill is to help to preserve funding for public schools and insure fairness in the use of Hope Scholarship funds; allowing Hope tuition reimbursements only to instate schools; establishing a family income eligibility schedule for Hope scholarships; requiring Hope recipients reimburse…
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-02-09
Authorizing counties to establish a county daycare
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the creation of a county daycare by any county commission, allowing a petition process to cause an election relating to the establishment of a county daycare; requiring a county commission, when petitioned by voters or by…
Not out of committeeTo House Health and Human Resources · 2026-02-09
Maintaining the solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Governor to borrow money from the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund to fund the Unemployment Compensation Fund when federal layoffs deplete the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
Not out of committeeTo House Finance · 2026-02-05
Authorizing a temporary foreign brewers import license
The purpose of this bill is to authorize temporary 30-day licenses for out-of-state nonintoxicating beer brewers to import beer for test marketing and distribute to festivals and samplings.
Not out of committeeTo House Government Organization · 2026-02-05
Appropriations from the state Revenue Shortfall Fund and the Income Tax Reserve Fund be utilized to initiate investments in flood prevention initiatives to reduce the impact of severe flooding
The purpose of this bill is to jumpstart the state's State Resiliency and Flood Protection Act to allow the Resiliency Office to begin the work off assisting areas of the state prone to flooding to undertake actions to reduce or prevent future flooding.
Not out of committeeTo House Government Organization · 2026-02-05
To increase the minimum starting salary for a teacher to $50,000
The purpose of this bill is to increase the state minimum salary schedule for teachers; and to raise the state minimum salary for teachers to $50,000.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-02-05
Creating the Governor’s Cup competition
The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Governor's Cup Challenge" to provide scholarships for high school student-athletes who did not receive an athletic scholarship to a West Virginia higher education institution and are perusing an education at their preferred in-state institution of higher…
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-02-05
Granting full time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave following the birth of a child
The purpose of this bill is to grant full-time employees of county boards of education three months of paid leave, following the birth of a child, or the placement of a child in the home through adoption or foster care. The bill provides that the…
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-02-05
Establishing a pilot program to develop school-based mental and behavioral health services
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Department of Education to develop a pilot program to provide mental and behavioral health services as an alternative to suspending students for disruptive behaviors.
Not out of committeeTo House Education · 2026-02-05
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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