Roger Hanshaw (R - Clay, 062)
Speaker of the House
CONTACT
roger.hanshaw@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Office:
Room 228M, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3210
Roger Hanshaw Biography
Date of Birth: March 24th, 1980
Education: West Virginia University, B.S.; West Virginia University College of Law, J.D.; University of Notre Dame, Ph.D. in Chemistry
Occupation: Attorney
Spouse: Kirsten
Children: Kathryn and Rebecca
Religion: Baptist
Town of Birth: Charleston, WV
Affiliations: West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Bar Association; West Virginia Farm Bureau; American Chemical Society; National Association of Parliamentarians
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025 Speaker Hanshaw was the Lead Sponsor of 51 bills |
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HB 2001 | Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025 | Pending | |
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HB 2002 | Establishing One Stop Shop Permitting Process | Pending | |
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HB 2003 | Prohibiting Cell phones in class | Pending | |
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HB 2004 | Relating to Vaccine Requirements | Pending | |
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HB 2005 | Ending DEI Programs | Pending | |
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HB 2006 | Defining Men and Women | Pending | |
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HB 2007 | Repeal Certificate of Need Process | Pending | |
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HB 2008 | Executive Branch Reorganization | Signed | |
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HB 2010 | Real Estate Broker Office Requirement | Pending | |
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HB 2011 | To supplement, amend, and increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2025. | Pending | |
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HB 2012 | Eliminating accelerated tax payment requirements. | Pending | Finance |
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HB 2013 | Transfer of employees to classified exempt service | Signed | |
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HB 2014 | Certified Microgrid Program | Pending | |
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HB 2024 | Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act | Signed | |
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HB 2025 | Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act | Signed | |
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HB 2026 | Budget Bill | Pending | |
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HB 3156 | Create exemption for Legislature for reporting requirements in Shared Services Section | Signed | |
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HB 3157 | Relating to shortened procedure for road condition claims | Signed | |
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HB 3342 | Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act | Signed | |
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HB 3347 | Supplemental Appropriation Administration Diamond Bldg. | Pending | |
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HB 3348 | Supplemental Appropriation - SAPR - Board of Dieticians | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3349 | Supplemental Appropriation - Medicaid | Pending | |
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HB 3350 | Supplemental Appropriation - DCR - Corrections - 0608 | Pending | |
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HB 3351 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - ARCH Outdoor | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3352 | Supplemental Appropriation - Human Services - Medicaid | Pending | |
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HB 3353 | Supplemental Appropriation - Commerce - iHub | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3354 | Repealing section authorizing additional registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3355 | Supplemental Appropriation - STRD - DMV | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3356 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship | Pending | |
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HB 3357 | Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship | Pending | |
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HB 3358 | Supplemental Appropriation FBGR DHHR | Pending | |
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HB 3359 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA and Medicaid Net Zero | Pending | |
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HB 3360 | Supplemental Appropriation - EDA Bridge Loan Fund | Pending | |
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HB 3361 | Supplemental Appropriation - Health, Birth to Three | Pending | |
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HB 3362 | Supplemental Appropriation - HMSV - Time Study | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3363 | Supplemental Appropriation Public Defender | Pending | |
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HB 3364 | Supplemental Appropriation - SAPR - Fire Commission | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3365 | Supplemental Appropriation HLTH Birth to Three | Pending | |
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HB 3366 | Supplemental Appropriation FEDA HLTH OIG | Pending | |
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HB 3367 | Supplemental Appropriation SAPR DNR | Pending | |
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HB 3368 | Supplemental Appropriation Administration Lease Rental Payment | Pending | |
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HB 3369 | Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Enrollment | Pending | |
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HB 3370 | Supplemental Appropriation FEDA HMSV Summer EBT | Pending | |
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HB 3371 | Supplemental Appropriation - - HLFC to OIG Net Zero | Pending | |
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HB 3372 | Supplemental Appropriation FEDA Veterans | Pending | |
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HB 3411 | Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions | Pending | |
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HB 3412 | Relating to exemptions from disclosure of certain records; and exempting the legislative branch if it adopts its own rules. | Pending | |
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HB 3509 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Economic Development – Office of the Secretary | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3510 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security – Office of the Secretary | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3511 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, Division of Culture and History | Pending | Finance |
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HB 3512 | Expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance from the Department of Administration, Division of General Services | Pending | Finance |
MEDIA |
| Release Title | Date |
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| Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw | 01/17/2025 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Plans for Upcoming 87th Legislature | 01/07/2025 |
| Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw regarding the death of former legislator Bob Ashley. | 05/15/2024 |
| House Unveils Extensive Chamber Renovation | 01/05/2024 |
| Diana Winzenreid Takes Oath of Office | 06/07/2023 |
| Statement on behalf of President Blair, Speaker Hanshaw | 04/12/2023 |
| House of Delegates Adjourns From Another History-Making Session | 03/12/2023 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Leadership Team:
Returning House Speaker Hanshaw Reveals Session Roles
| 12/29/2022 |
| Speaker to Call Members Back in Session | 09/02/2022 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Staff Leadership Changes | 03/28/2022 |
| House Completes Action on WV Industrial Advancement Act | 01/11/2022 |
| Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw | 12/28/2021 |
| Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw | 12/16/2021 |
| Statement from House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw | 10/19/2021 |
| House Passes Historic Single-Member District Bill | 10/13/2021 |
| Coal Communities Workgroup Listening Tour | 10/06/2021 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Health Committee Leadership | 08/03/2021 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Jeffrey Pack’s Resignation | 07/30/2021 |
| National Legislative Association Selects Dan Greear for Legislative Staff Achievement Award | 07/29/2021 |
| Statement on behalf of Speaker Hanshaw | 07/09/2021 |
| House Creates Food Insecurity Workgroup | 06/30/2021 |
| House Creates Coal Community Workgroup | 06/08/2021 |
| Senate, House Adopt Resolution, Motion to Start Redistricting Process | 06/07/2021 |
| House Leadership Welcomes Delegate Bates to Republican Caucus | 05/12/2021 |
| House Leaders Thank Staff, Local Health Officials for Outbreak-Free Session | 04/21/2021 |
| House of Delegates to Convene for 85th Legislature | 02/08/2021 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Derrick Evans' Resignation | 01/09/2021 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Ongoing Events at U.S. Capitol | 01/06/2021 |
| Howell Named Speaker Pro Tempore for 85th Legislature | 12/14/2020 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Leadership Team for Upcoming 85th Legislature | 12/14/2020 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Resignation of Delegate John Mandt | 10/03/2020 |
| Legislative Leadership Joins With Governor to Support Major Broadband Expansion Initiative | 09/03/2020 |
| House of Delegates Confirms Positive Employee COVID-19 Test Result | 07/16/2020 |
| Bipartisan Legislative Leaders Encourage Governor to Close West Virginia’s Schools for Remainder of Year | 04/02/2020 |
| Bipartisan Legislative Leaders Issue Guidance, Encourage Unity During COVID-19 Pandemic | 03/23/2020 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Declining to Hear Impeachment Case Appeal | 10/07/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on the Death of Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm | 09/30/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw, Vice-Chairman Linville Praise FCC Chairman's Action on Sprint, T-Mobile Merger | 05/30/2019 |
| House Leadership Begins Work on Legislation to Improve Education at Local Level | 05/15/2019 |
| Leaders Building Consensus on Path Forward for Comprehensive Education Reform | 05/13/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Praises Signing of Broadband Expansion Bill | 03/27/2019 |
| Legislature Again Passes Balanced Budget Without Need For Extended Session | 03/08/2019 |
| Statement from House Speaker Roger Hanshaw | 03/01/2019 |
| West Virginia House Passes Bill to Give State Strongest Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Protections in U.S. | 02/26/2019 |
| House Speaker Requests Public Hearing on Comprehensive Education Bill | 02/07/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Senate Passage of Comprehensive Education Reform Bill | 02/04/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on House Leadership's Commitment to West Virginia's Education System | 01/30/2019 |
| House of Delegates Passes Comprehensive Broadband Expansion & Development Bill | 01/28/2019 |
| House Technology & Infrastructure Committee Advances Broadband Expansion Act of 2019 | 01/16/2019 |
| House Leadership Continues to Streamline Staff Costs | 01/09/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Gov. Justice's State of the State Address | 01/09/2019 |
| House, Senate GOP Leaders Unveil 2019 Legislative Agenda | 01/08/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Filing of Impeachment Case Petition with U.S. Supreme Court | 01/08/2019 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Additional Leadership Appointments | 12/18/2018 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Proposes Creation of Technology & Infrastructure Committee | 12/18/2018 |
| Delegate Linville Appointed to Broadband Enhancement Council | 12/12/2018 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Announces Key Leadership Appointments | 12/10/2018 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush | 12/04/2018 |
| GOP Delegates Renominate Hanshaw For House Speaker | 12/02/2018 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement On Supreme Court Impeachment Decision | 10/12/2018 |
| Speaker Hanshaw Statement on Death of Delegate Frank Deem | 10/10/2018 |
| Delegate Ambler Appointed House Chairman of Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding | 09/11/2018 |
| Media Advisory: Glenville State College Tuition Announcement | 12/04/2017 |
| Delegate Hanshaw, Senator Smith Praise Signing of Broadband Bill | 04/28/2017 |
| House Judiciary Committee to Present Bill to Expand, Enhance Broadband Access | 03/15/2017 |
| Drawing a Line in the Sand | 02/23/2016 |
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