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HB4576 - Make first day of gun season for deer to Saturday before Thanksgiving holiday
Charles Kenneth Horst
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
The purpose of this bill is to move the opening date of firearms season for deer to begin on the Saturday before the week of Thanksgiving each year.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4825 - Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures.
Charles Kenneth Horst, Amy Summers, Kathie Hess Crouse
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searches and seizures on private lands; requiring a search warrant or other recognized exception for searches and seizures in open fields; providing a definition; providing for abolishing the common law open fields doctrine; prohibiting surveillance cameras on private property; and providing exceptions.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4759 - Relating to E-Verify, the federal employment authorization program
Chris Edward Phillips, Pat McGeehan, Charles Kenneth Horst
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to verify the legal employment status of all persons who come into their employ and to report their employment to the appropriate governmental agencies. The bill defines "E-Verify", the electronic verification of federal employment authorization program of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and provides that unauthorized workers' employment is prohibited.
STATUS
Engrossed
HJR16 - To increase the homestead exemption to $50,000.
Charles Kenneth Horst, Paul Espinosa, Darren J. Thorne
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this resolution is to change the language relating to the amount of the Homestead Exemption from "the first $20,000" to " the first $50,000" of property eligible for the Homestead Exemption.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4864 - To prohibit municipalities from shutting off water service for the nonpayment of stormwater management fees.
John Robert Hardy, Eric Lee Householder, Phil Mallow
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit municipalities from shutting off a user's water for nonpayment of a stormwater fee. The bill allows for municipalities to impose a lien to obtain payment but prohibits municipalities from shutting off services for nonpayment.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5010 - Adopting the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act.
Eric Lee Householder, Charles Kenneth Horst, Chris Edward Phillips
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill relates to the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; to establish a short title; define terms; establish application of act to certain government contracts; provide exceptions; and provide the Attorney General the authority to review contracts for compliance with the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4920 - To create the felony offense for “swatting” another individual
Charles Kenneth Horst, William Todd Longanacre, Douglas Dean Smith
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Anti-Swatting Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB4843 - Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration
Larry D. Kump, Charles Kenneth Horst, William Ridenour
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts. The bill also prohibits school employees from political activity during work hours or engaging in such activity on behalf of the school administration.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5013 - Relating to Timber Management
Rick Hillenbrand, Darren J. Thorne, George Allen Miller
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of managed timberland to include certain parcels of land that are within a subdivision as long as they are managed for timber production and harvesting.
STATUS
Passed
HB4844 - Relating generally to drug testing of state legislators.
Larry D. Kump, Daniel Linville, Christopher Todd Pritt
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to require the random drug testing of legislators.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from West Virginia district HD-095
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West Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Charles Kenneth Horst is retired from the United States Navy. He has served in the South Carolina state legislature since 2013. Horst is widowed with two adult children. He has lived in Dorchester County for over 30 years after moving there when stationed in Charleston while serving in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Trident Technical College in North Charleston.read less
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West Virginia House from West Virginia
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