Bryan Smith

This bill creates the West Virginia Firearms Liability Clarification Act to limit abusive negligent marketing claims, clarifies the scope of permissible lawsuits, and creates a private right of action to enforce these protections. CPAC supports strong protections for lawful firearms businesses against politicized litigation and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-19 by a vote of 91-7. The bill later became law.

This bill provides access to the medical records of children taken into the custody of the state so that agencies can better manage their care. CPAC supports giving child welfare authorities appropriate tools to protect vulnerable children and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-12 by a vote of 87-9. The bill later became law.

This bill requires a photograph on all IDs used for voter identification and mandates that driver's licenses and IDs issued to lawful noncitizens be clearly distinguishable from those issued to citizens to prevent their use for voter registration. CPAC supports strong voter ID measures and protections against noncitizen voting and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-12 by a vote of 76-19. The bill later became law.

This bill makes technical corrections and cleanup changes to the public charter school code provisions. CPAC supports streamlining laws so public charter schools can operate effectively and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-31 by a vote of 80-17. The bill later became law.

This bill establishes the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act to prohibit discrimination against firearm entities and trade associations and to provide remedies when such discrimination occurs. CPAC opposes woke financial blacklisting of lawful gun businesses and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-28 by a vote of 81-10. The bill later became law.

This bill removes maximum fee caps under the Water Pollution Control Act to allow higher permitting fees in order to maintain primary enforcement authority over federal Clean Water Act programs. CPAC is wary of higher regulatory fees on businesses and opposed this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-12 by a vote of 77-14. The bill later became law.

This bill declares firearms, ammunition, and related businesses to be essential during declared emergencies, restricts government from shutting them down or seizing firearms, and creates a cause of action and damages for unlawful confiscation. CPAC strongly defends Second Amendment freedoms especially in times of crisis and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-04-08 by a vote of 98-1. The bill later became law.

This bill repeals the statutory requirement for the Class A-1 small arms hunting stamp. CPAC supports removing pointless fees and restrictions on lawful hunters and firearm owners and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-13 by a vote of 93-0. The bill later became law.

This bill prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting in West Virginia elections. CPAC opposes experimental voting systems that undermine voter confidence and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-07 by a vote of 87-9. The bill later became law.

This bill includes Potomac State College as an eligible institution in the Learn and Earn Program and removes language designating it as a pilot program. CPAC supports work-based learning programs that connect students directly to jobs and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-03-11 by a vote of 93-3. The bill did not become law.