Education: University of Virginia; Georgetown Law
Occupation: West Virginia Business Owner/National Guardsman
Spouse: Sara Willis
Children: Penielle, Tommy, Belle
Parents: Thomas and Lois Willis
Religion: Christian
Town of Birth: Martinsville, VA
Affiliations: Special Forces Association; National Guard Association; West Virginia Republican Club; Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire Republicans Club; West Virginia National Guard Association; and, Eagle Scout Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Senator Willis was the Lead Sponsor of 26 bills | |||
Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
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SB 466 | Making vaccinations voluntary and not mandatory | Pending | |
SB 520 | Relating to locality pay | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 521 | Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 619 | Authorizing judge or chief judge to fill prospective vacancy in office of magistrate | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 620 | Relating to time for appeal in Intermediate Court of Appeals | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 621 | Authorizing digital court records | Signed | |
SB 622 | Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff | Pending | Finance |
SB 623 | Specifying circumstances in which senior judges and justices may be recalled to service | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 624 | Relating to vacancies in offices of state officials | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 639 | Creating WV Small Business Appreciation and Acknowledgement Act | Pending | Finance |
SB 640 | Relating to number of children who may be in family child care home | Pending | |
SB 641 | Updating time frame for scheduling of hearing on petition for eviction | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 642 | Relating to vacancies in office of magistrate | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 659 | Creating Parents' Bill of Rights | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 660 | Removing restrictions for supervising physicians for nurse practitioners or physician assistants in WV | Pending | |
SB 661 | Revising reimbursement and transportation process for post-mental health involuntary commitment | Pending | |
SB 704 | Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 705 | Allowing Board of Education to promulgate rules for submission to Legislature | Pending | |
SB 706 | Bringing Department of Education under rule-making review of Legislature | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 765 | Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program | Pending | |
SB 812 | Establishing, defining, and creating criminal penalties for terrorist acts and groups | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 845 | Relating to National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act | Pending | Judiciary |
SB 848 | Enacting bank protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation | Pending | Finance |
SB 849 | Providing enhanced pay for State Police | Pending | Finance |
SB 850 | Creating Protecting Shareholders Act | Pending | |
SB 885 | Creating Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act | Pending | Finance |