Jay Taylor
Republican · WV · Member, West Virginia Senate, District 14
President Pro Tempore of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 14th District from Grafton in Taylor County. A US Army veteran, he holds a computer engineering degree and an MBA from West Virginia University and works as a supervisor.
Where Jay Taylor stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (3 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (6 records), Labor Rights (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Civil Rights (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 718, a bill to make hospitals publish their prices, facility fees and insurer discount contracts. The Senate passed it 22-12, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 31, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 6 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 641, which narrows which aboveground storage tanks the state regulates near drinking water. The Senate agreed to the House version 25-8 and it became law.
March 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 420, a bill to push utilities to run coal plants at about two thirds of full output year round. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 3444, which repeals the old laws on newborn eye medication and reporting. The Senate passed it 18-15 and it became law without the Governor's signature.
April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 730, a bill to make forest carbon offset deals be registered with the state and recorded at the courthouse. The Senate rejected it 16-18, so it did not become law.
April 2, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 592, a bill to remove several kinds of storage tanks from the post-2014 chemical spill safety law. The Senate passed it 25-7, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 14, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 460, a bill to let parents opt children out of school vaccine requirements for religious reasons. The Senate passed it 20-12, but the House rejected its own amended version, so it did not become law.
February 21, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 3 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4025, which takes civil service and grievance rights away from new hires in the three health departments. The Senate passed it 24-9 and it became law.
March 13, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 4005, the Workforce Development Act of 2026, which follows federal law on which jobs are closed to workers under 18. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
March 9, 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 Senate passed it 24-10 and it became law.
April 8, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Introduced SB 929, which would require the state auditor to notify county school boards that miss financial-reporting deadlines. The bill passed the Senate but not the House.
February 12, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 587, which doubles the point at which governments must seek competing construction bids to $50,000. The Senate agreed to the House version 27-7 and it became law.
April 12, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 3412, as rewritten by the Senate to narrow the state's Freedom of Information Act for every public body. The Senate passed it 25-9, but the House never agreed to the rewrite, so it did not become law.
April 11, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Led SB 50, a law requiring municipal elections to occur on the same day as statewide elections. The governor approved it.
April 24, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 548, a bill to require yearly youth violence prevention training in public schools. The Senate passed it 26-8, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 4005, the Workforce Development Act of 2026, which follows federal law on which jobs are closed to workers under 18. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
March 9, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 2513, which raises required yearly training for county school board members from seven hours to twelve. The Senate passed it 27-7 and it became law.
April 3, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Led SB 568, a school attendance law that added support plans for absent students and excused pregnancy- and parenting-related absences. The governor approved it.
March 27, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 963, a bill to limit when a domestic violence protective order can take away a person's guns. The Senate passed it 22-11, but the House never voted on passage, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for SB 10, allowing concealed-carry permit holders to bring guns onto public college campuses. The Senate passed it 29–4.
January 24, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Introduced SB 584 to remove West Virginia’s rape and incest exceptions to its abortion ban. The bill did not pass.
February 8, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 oppose
Voted against House Bill 3017, a bill to make counties inspect every ballot-counting machine for modems before early voting. The Senate rejected the amended bill 16-18, so it did not become law.
April 9, 2025Opposes Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 579, a bill to bar Home Rule cities from protecting groups state law does not already protect. The Senate passed it 25-8, but the House never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 24, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for SB 503, protecting belief-based student organizations from certain forms of discrimination at public colleges. The Senate passed it 31–1.
February 27, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Worked about two months under a roughly $5,000 state auditor contract in 2025, helping with an office move and a paperwork backlog.
June 3, 2026
Source: wvsao.gov
Received the West Virginia Coal Association’s endorsement for the 2026 state Senate race.
April 30, 2026
Source: wvcoal.com
Led SB 502, enacted legislation creating an endowment framework to protect women’s collegiate sports programs.
March 27, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Was appointed president pro tempore of the West Virginia Senate.
January 14, 2026
Source: wvlegislature.gov
Withdrew SB 51, his bill to remove abortion exceptions for rape and incest, and apologized for reintroducing it.
February 19, 2025
Source: home.wvlegislature.gov
Became West Virginia Senate majority whip when the 2025 leadership team took office.
January 8, 2025
Source: home.wvlegislature.gov
Received an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity–West Virginia for his 2022 state Senate race.
February 21, 2022
Source: americansforprosperity.org
Past race Jay Taylor ran in:
- State Senate - District 14 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 14; West Virginia · incumbent