JB Akers
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia House of Delegates, District 55
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and delegate for part of Kanawha County. A business owner and lifelong West Virginian, he works on the economy, workforce training, tax policy and substance abuse.
Where JB Akers stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records),
Opposes
Labor Rights (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 526, which lets pharmacists prescribe drugs for flu, COVID-19 and RSV confirmed by a simple test. The House passed it 72-25 and it became law.
April 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 586, which limits backflow prevention inspections at public water systems to once every three years. The House passed it 68-27 and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against HB 5105, which ended vaccine requirements for students in public virtual schools, on March 9, 2024. The House passed it 70-29.
March 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in the three health departments. The House agreed to the Senate version 62-34 and it became law.
March 14, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2013, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in five state agencies. The House agreed to the Senate version 70-27 and it became law.
April 9, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 2719, a bill to end the ban on companies giving money directly to candidates. The House rejected it 41-54, so it did not become law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 3517, signed on April 30, 2025. It set up a system to fix local government fiscal emergencies and updated how cities can dissolve.
April 30, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 3276, a bill to let public water and sewer utilities raise rates yearly without a hearing. 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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4198, a bill to make every employer check new hires through E-Verify. The House passed it 69-24, but the House never agreed to the Senate's changed version, so it did not become law.
February 10, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for the state budget for fiscal year 2026 (HB 2026) on April 10, 2025. The House passed it 78-18.
April 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 4138, signed on April 1, 2026. It requires people convicted of sexual extortion crimes to register as sex offenders.
April 1, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 5406, signed on March 27, 2026. It made the State Police crime lab responsible for standards and device approval for DUI chemical tests.
March 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 2066, signed on April 29, 2025. It made damaging, destroying or stealing first responders' equipment a felony.
April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 4654 on February 16, 2024. It removed the legal shield that protected schools, public libraries and museums from charges for showing obscene material to minors; it passed 85-12.
February 16, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 1 oppose
Was lead sponsor of HB 5684, signed on April 1, 2026, which let the state Supreme Court create child protection commissioners.
April 1, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted for House Bill 5319, a bill to make camping without permission on public property a crime. 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
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4081, a bill to create grants for food and hygiene pantries at public colleges. 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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 3446, a bill to make every public high school help each student file the federal student aid form. The House passed it 75-24, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 4842, signed on April 1, 2026, which clarified the right to sue someone who shares a person's intimate images without consent.
April 1, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Was lead sponsor of HB 2709, signed on April 25, 2025. It lets voters who moved vote in their new precinct without casting a provisional ballot.
April 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against SB 154, which bars instruction on sexual orientation in public schools, on April 11, 2025. The House passed it 82-17.
April 11, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2710, the Truth in Giving Act, a bill to make resale stores post who benefits from donated goods. The House passed it 70-27, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 10, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Was lead sponsor of HB 5444, signed on March 17, 2026. It raised the monthly supervision fee parolees can be charged, based on ability to pay, from $40 to $50.
March 17, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks the state regulates near drinking water. The House passed it 58-34 and it became law.
March 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Was lead sponsor of HB 3272, signed on April 28, 2025, which changed the deadlines for scheduling and holding eviction hearings.
April 28, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 3513, signed on April 25, 2025, which set liability standards and insurance requirements in certain civil lawsuits.
April 25, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was lead sponsor of HB 2761, signed on April 25, 2025. It raised the limit for claims magistrate courts can hear to $20,000.
April 25, 2025
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against House Bill 3412, a bill to remove the Legislature from the state's Freedom of Information Act. The House passed it 58-42, but the two chambers never agreed on a final version, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 460, a bill to let parents opt children out of school vaccine requirements for religious reasons. The House rejected it 42-56, so it did not become law.
March 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was appointed by Gov. Jim Justice to the House of Delegates, District 55, in January 2024, replacing Moore Capito.
January 10, 2024
Source: wvpress.org
Past race JB Akers ran in:
- House of Delegates - District 55 · November 3, 2026 · Delegate District 55; West Virginia · incumbent