Occupation: Business Owner
Spouse: Sherri A. Rebuck Horst
Children: Charles Jr., Michelle and Christina
Parents: Charles K. Horst and Myra Rock Horst
Religion: Christian
Town of Birth: Hagerstown, WV
Affiliations: National Rifle Association; West Virginia Citizens Defense League; Eastern Panhandle Business Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Delegate Horst was the Lead Sponsor of 25 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 22 | To increase the homestead exemption to $50,000. | Pending | Finance |
| HJR 23 | Amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum and recall | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2383 | Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act | Pending | |
| HB 2384 | To allow those who are 18-20 years old to carry a deadly weapon concealed without a permit, as is allowed for those who are 21 or older | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2385 | To exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2386 | Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. | Pending | |
| HB 2387 | To repeal the class A1 Pistol stamp for hunting | Signed | |
| HB 2436 | Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2445 | To remove qualified immunity from officers serving no-knock warrants | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2446 | Preserving and protecting the right to keep and bear arms | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2457 | To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants | Pending | |
| HB 2482 | To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts | Pending | |
| HB 2510 | To allow for the use of drones with thermal imaging for the recovery of big game. | Pending | |
| HB 2617 | Relating to warrantless entry of private lands | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2618 | To create automatic restoration of Second Amendment rights upon completion of sentence for non-violent crimes | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2650 | To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. | Pending | |
| HB 2651 | Making administration employees at the local board of education at will and pleasure employees | Pending | |
| HB 2652 | To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2698 | To repeal the requirement for automobile inspection. | Pending | |
| HB 2699 | To eliminate the dog tax | Pending | |
| HB 2700 | To modify requirements of Funeral Service Directors/Embalmers | Pending | |
| HB 2701 | Relating to exempting a neighborhood hospital from certificate of need | Pending | |
| HB 2876 | Increase the number of Natural Resources Commission members | Rejected | |
| HB 2959 | Repeal the West Virginia machinegun ban | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2962 | Gender identification on forms of ID | Pending | |
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