# Bill Roop

Bill Roop is a Republican member of the West Virginia House for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: West Virginia House, district 44
- Serving since: 2024-08-02
- Current term: WV 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9f35a509-bd40-4ed2-8792-407169b7a944

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f35a509-bd40-4ed2-8792-407169b7a944 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

81% of Roop’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from West Virginia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 54 donors and 337 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WV 2025–26 session)

1,396 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (West Virginia House 95.6%). Party unity 88% (86%). 38 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE · SB 952 Transferring Court Security Fund · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB952/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 4538 Regarding fines in DOH work zones · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4538/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5462 Relating to Mine Subsidence · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5462/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 · HB 5441 Reforming State Personnel System · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5441/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PREVIOUS QUESTION · HB 5381 Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5381/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT FROM PASSAGE · SB 1043 Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/SB1043/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4577/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5528 Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5528/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · EFFECT FROM PASSAGE · HB 5693 Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5693/
- 2026-03-14 · voted yea · PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB · HB 5686 Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account · pass · https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5686/

## Legislation (WV 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 149. 17.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (West Virginia House 22.2%; rank 47 of 84).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5572: Creating Vape and Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Act (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5572/
- HB 5393: Relating to resident protection (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5393/
- HB 5392: Public Adjuster Professional Standards Reform Act (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB5392/
- HB 4906: To exempt individuals over 70 from real estate taxes beginning tax year 2027 (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4906/
- HB 4716: To enhance the flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of the Industrial Access Road Fund (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4716/
- HB 4340: Relating to exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4340/
- HB 4341: Relating to per diem jail costs (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4341/
- HB 4343: Individual Gaming Restrictions (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4343/
- HB 4344: Unconscious patients in the ICU (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4344/
- HB 4342: Relating to state contracts regarding homeless (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/wv/bills/2026/HB4342/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/House/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Roop

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9f35a509-bd40-4ed2-8792-407169b7a944