Del. Jim Butler
Republican West Virginia House of Delegates · District 18 · West Virginia
+0.275Left–right score (within House of Delegates)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#96 of 96Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
93.2%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1396Roll calls (3 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2022-12-01 · jim.butler@wvhouse.gov · legis.state.wv.us/…/lawmaker.cfm?member=Dele · wvlegislature.gov/…/lawmaker.cfm?member=Dele · wvlegislature.gov/…/lawmaker.cfm?member=Dele · Open States ID 905290bd-c655-4a3d-9961-65a2f9c0e271
Capitol: State Capitol Room 225E, Complex, Building 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305 304-340-3199 · District-Mail: P.O. Box 296, Henderson, WV 25106 304-675-3984
Where they sit in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the West Virginia House of Delegates have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Jim Butler. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Jim Butler.
Committees
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Veterans' Affairs Select
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1396 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | SB 952 PASSAGE Transferring Court Security Fund | Yea | Pass 94–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4538 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Regarding fines in DOH work zones | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5462 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to Mine Subsidence | Yea | Pass 86–11 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5441 EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 Reforming State Personnel System | Yea | Pass 74–23 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5381 PREVIOUS QUESTION Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy | Nay | Pass 56–34 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1043 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1401 | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4577 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to driver’s licenses | Yea | Pass 92–4 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5528 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. | Yea | Pass 93–2 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5693 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue | Yea | Pass 92–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5686 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account | Yea | Pass 96–1 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 950 PASSAGE Relating to mileage and expenses of judges | Yea | Pass 95–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5214 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification. | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 558 PASSAGE Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4265 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs. | Yea | Pass 94–2 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5168 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB To increase funding for EMS first responders. | Yea | Pass 96–1 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4483 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to funeral service licensure and administration | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 944 PASSAGE Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws | Yea | Pass 87–4 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5074 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. | Yea | Pass 86–10 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4364 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5527 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs | Yea | Pass 95–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4012 PREVIOUS QUESTION Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state | Yea | Pass 72–24 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4865 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials | Yea | Pass 82–14 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 900 PASSAGE Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility" | Yea | Pass 91–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4025 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system | Yea | Pass 62–34 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5212 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5537 CONSIDERATION Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | Nay | Fail 47–49 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4010 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state | Yea | Pass 92–2 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5537 TABLE HFA KIMBLE 3-14 #1 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | Nay | Fail 43–49 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4755 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses | Yea | Pass 85–8 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 890 EFFECT Jul 01, 2027 Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours | Yea | Pass 96–1 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4412 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1053 PASSAGE Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia | Yea | Pass 92–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5101 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4138 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to persons convicted of a crime | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1038 PASSAGE Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges | Yea | Pass 94–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4004 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program | Yea | Pass 92–4 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 947 PASSAGE Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18 | Yea | Pass 92–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 977 PASSAGE Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability | Yea | Pass 91–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 982 PASSAGE Creating Neighborhood Access Road Program | Yea | Pass 91–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4007 EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 Relating to industrial access roads | Yea | Pass 91–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4004 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program | Yea | Pass 89–6 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5537 PREVIOUS QUESTION Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | Nay | Fail 40–52 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 701 PASSAGE Relating to authority of sheriff's commission for collection of taxes | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4625 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to quit claim deeds | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5693 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue | Yea | Pass 92–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 997 PASSAGE Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances | Yea | Pass 95–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 913 PASSAGE Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund | Yea | Pass 93–2 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5537 HFA KIMBLE 3-14 #2 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. | Yea | Fail 38–58 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4138 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Relating to persons convicted of a crime | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4415 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1064 PASSAGE Redefining "long-term substitute" as it relates to public school personnel | Yea | Pass 95–1 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5694 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. | Yea | Pass 96–1 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4610 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5484 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1008 EFFECT FROM PASSAGE Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation | Yea | Pass 93–3 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4463 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to the Board of Sanitarians | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5582 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF | Yea | Pass 86–9 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 4990 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB Relating to crimes using gift cards | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-03-14 | HB 5353 PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers. | Yea | Pass 93–4 |
| 2026-03-14 | SB 1059 PASSAGE Relating to agreements between solid waste motor carriers and commercial customers | Yea | Pass 95–0 |