Clay Riley

Voted for Senate Bill 526, which lets a West Virginia pharmacist prescribe drugs other than controlled substances, in line with the product's federal labeling. It reaches only three conditions confirmed by a simple waived test, which are influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, and the refill of an expired prescription for an epinephrine injector. The pharmacist must tell the patient's primary care doctor the test result and the drug within 72 hours, and a prescription is capped at a 30-day supply within six months. The House passed it 72-25 and it became law.

April 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 586, which bars West Virginia's health secretary from requiring a public water system to have a low-hazard backflow prevention assembly inspected more often than once every three years. A backflow assembly stops used water from being drawn back into drinking water pipes. The act defines a low-hazard assembly as one that could cause only aesthetic or secondary quality problems, and it keeps yearly inspection for high-hazard assemblies, which are those that could let disease organisms or harmful substances into the supply. The House passed it 68-27 and it became law.

March 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks West Virginia regulates under the law it wrote after the 2014 chemical spill that left 300,000 people without safe tap water. It carves out tanks of 10,000 gallons or less inside a permitted mining area that are certified under the state's groundwater protection law, sit outside a zone of critical concern, and hold none of the substances the act lists as harmful. Those tanks must still be registered, give notice and post signs, but the law's other rules no longer apply to them. The act also gives owners notice before a tank is reclassified when a new protection zone is drawn, and allows remote inspection instead of sending a person into a confined space. The House passed it 58-34 and it became law.

March 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in West Virginia's three health departments. They are the Departments of Health Facilities, Human Services and Health. From July 1, 2026, new hires there have no civil service protection and no access to the state grievance process, unless a department secretary keeps them for jobs where federal rules require it. Current workers keep those rights only while they stay in their current job. The House agreed to the Senate version 62-34 and it became law.

March 14, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for House Bill 2013, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in five state agencies. They are the Bureau of Senior Services and the Departments of Administration, Environmental Protection, Revenue and Veterans' Assistance. From July 1, 2025, new hires there are at-will, with no civil service protection and no access to the state grievance process, unless an agency head keeps a job covered to meet federal law or funding rules. Current workers keep those rights only while they stay in their current job. The House agreed to the Senate version 70-27 and it became law.

April 9, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for House Bill 3412, which would have removed the West Virginia Legislature from the state's Freedom of Information Act. The Legislature would instead have written its own rules on which of its records the public may see. Every other public body, including state agencies, counties, cities and school boards, would have stayed under the open records law. The House passed it 58-42, but the two chambers never agreed on a final version, so it did not become law.

April 2, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 2719, which would have ended West Virginia's ban on companies giving money directly to candidates. Corporations and membership organizations could have given up to $2,800 for a nomination and $2,800 for a general election, the same cap individuals face. Donors above $250 would have had to report their business address and line of business. The House rejected it 41-54, so it did not become law.

March 13, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption

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Voted for House Bill 3276, which would have let publicly owned water and sewer utilities raise customer rates once a year without a hearing or a vote by any elected body. The increase could match a federal inflation measure for water and sewer bills. A utility could take four such increases in a row. The House passed it 70-28, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 31, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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Voted for House Bill 4198, which would have required every West Virginia employer to check each new hire through E-Verify, the federal online system that confirms a worker may legally work in the United States. An employer would have had to fire a worker whose check did not clear within 20 days. Repeat violations could cost an employer state contracts and, on a third offense, its business license. The House passed it 69-24 and the Senate passed a changed version, but the House never agreed to those changes, so it did not become law.

February 10, 2026Opposes Immigration

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Voted for House Bill 5319, which would have made it a crime to camp without permission on public property in West Virginia, including streets, parks and trails, or to store belongings there. Approved campgrounds, lawful camping under state park rules, and sleeping overnight in a legally parked, registered and insured vehicle would have stayed allowed. Penalties rose from a written warning to a $200 fine and then up to 30 days in jail, and having no shelter available was not a defense. The House passed it 62-32, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 3, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for House Bill 4081, which would have created a state grant program to open and stock food and hygiene pantries at West Virginia public colleges. The money could pay for the pantry space, food, and items such as soap, toothpaste, bandages and feminine hygiene products. Colleges would have had to send the state monthly inventories and receipts. The House passed it 71-22, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

January 23, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for House Bill 2710, the Truth in Giving Act, which would have required stores that resell donated clothing and household goods to post who benefits. A charity would have posted its name, address and phone number. A for-profit store would have posted a sign saying it is not a charity and that donations support a for-profit business. The House passed it 70-27, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against House Bill 3446, which would have required every West Virginia public high school to help each student file the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA. A family that did not want to file could instead tell the state Department of Education that they understood the form and chose not to. An earlier version would have made filing a condition of getting a diploma, but the House removed that before voting. The House passed it 75-24, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

April 2, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 460 as amended by the House, which would have let a parent opt a child out of West Virginia's school vaccine requirements with a written statement of a religious objection. The House version dropped the philosophical objection the Senate had allowed. It also let a doctor, physician assistant or nurse practitioner write a medical exemption straight to the school. The House rejected it 42-56, so it did not become law.

March 24, 2025

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