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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Delegate Mark Dean

(R) Mingo County

Contact Information

Email:
mark.dean
@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Phone:
304-340-3304

Capitol Office:
Room 212E, Building 1
State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305

Biography

  • Date of Birth: June 18th, 1980
  • Education: Bachelor’s in Education, Concord College (2003); Master’s in School Leadership, Marshall University (2005)
  • Occupation: Home Health Executive
  • Religion: Baptist
  • Town of Birth: Logan, WV
  • Affiliations: Phi Sigma Phi National Fraternity; Knight of the Golden Horseshoe; Mingo County Republican Executive Committee

District: 34 (McDowell & Mingo Counties)

Sponsor Bill Session Title Status
8thHJR152025 RSProperty taxes would end at the time that a morgage is paid off unless the property is left abandoned for more than four yearsPending Standing Committee on Finance
5thHB21552025 RSTo allow for local electronic repair shops to repair Apple phonesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
8thHB24032025 RSRemove hormone blockers from transgender codePending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
7thHB24042025 RSProvide tax credit incentive to businesses and individuals that donate to pregnancy/birth centersPending Standing Committee on Finance
11thHB24072025 RSTo remove income tax from overtime workPending Standing Committee on Finance
8thHB24082025 RSTo Prohibit Ranked Choice Voting in WVPending Subcommittee on Legal Services
7thHB24242025 RSEliminate Governor’s Power for ShutdownPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
7thHB24252025 RSRelating to Constitutional Carry Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
8thHB24262025 RSRelating to illegal immigrantsPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24272025 RSRelating to Capitol Carry Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24282025 RSProtecting Due Process in Firearm Confiscation Related to Protective OrdersPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
7thHB24292025 RSTo require a warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private propertyPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
5thHB24302025 RSTo create state civil liability for pharmaceutical companies for vaccine injuries from the Covid 19 vaccinesPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24312025 RSFourth Amendment Restoration ActPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB24482025 RSProhibit the shutdown of churches or places of worshipPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24492025 RSEnd open fields doctrinePending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB24502025 RSRelating to the Second Amendment Preservation ActPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
9thHB24612025 RSRelating to prohibiting the use or sale of abortifacientsPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
7thHB24622025 RSTo make April 19th, Patriots Day in West Virginia Pending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB24632025 RSTo make gold, silver, and crypto currency legal tender in WVPending Standing Committee on Finance
7thHB24642025 RSTo create the State Bank of West VirginiaPending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB24652025 RSTo prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State levelPending Subcommittee on Local Governments
7thHB24662025 RSTo eliminate the use of puberty blockers for any minor under the age of 18Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
6thHB24672025 RSTo eliminate the Personal Income tax in WVPending Standing Committee on Finance
6thHB24682025 RSTo abolish the Department of Economic Development and the cabinet board position Pending Standing Committee on Government Organization
7thHB24692025 RSRelating to “Rain Tax”Pending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
8thHB24702025 RSProviding that a hunting license is only required for public landPending Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
8thHB24712025 RSEliminate all state and county subsidies or tax breaks for solar compounds or wind compounds or other renewable energy corporationsPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
11thHB24792025 RSRelating to Management and control of county authority vested in boardSigned by Governor
4thHB25182025 RSEliminate state taxes on tobacco, vape, alcohol products, and gamblingPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB25522025 RSTo provide a reduction of the tax for companies who have 75% or more of their workforce as West Virginia residentsPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB25532025 RSTo exempt the first $20,000 of earnings from the state income tax for West Virginia residentsPending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB25542025 RSTo require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination Pending Standing Committee on Education
6thHB26312025 RSTo require all medical providers to orally explain any and all medical treatments and procedures and all possibilities for potential problems or complications or side effects to patients before proceeding with treatments.Pending Subcommittee on Health Care Regulation
4thHB26322025 RSTo increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025Pending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB26332025 RSTo clarify that dogs may be used to track wounded game on a leash, or with an electronic controlling devicePending Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
9thHB26342025 RSTo double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minorPending
10thHB26352025 RSTo ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aidePending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB26732025 RSTo require a guilty verdict, before any property of any type are taken from an individualPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
2ndHB26882025 RSAbolish the tax on overtime payPending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB27172025 RSTo eliminate the process of vehicle inspection in West VirginiaPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
9thHB27202025 RSTo create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization ProgramPending Subcommittee on Economic Development
5thHB27282025 RS Insurance must cover Bioidentical hormones as they do pharmaceutical onePending Standing Committee on Finance
4thHB27292025 RSVaccine exemption for private, parochial, charter, virtual charter, and remote public schools.Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB27302025 RSRelating to establishing a pilot program to develop a childcare program where the state, employer, and employee, contribute one-third of the total cost eachPending Standing Committee on Finance
5thHB27312025 RSCreating the Employee Child Care Assistance PartnershipPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
7thHB27322025 RSPermitting religious exemptions for compulsory immunizationsPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
6thHB27332025 RSRelating to the Women’s Right to Know Act Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
2ndHB27392025 RSTo remove the helmet law in West Virginia.Pending Standing Committee on Finance
3rdHB27522025 RSRelating to motorcycle safetySigned by Governor
4thHB27742025 RSCoach Protection ActPending Standing Committee on Education
7thHB27782025 RSTo remove the taxation on burials, funerals and cremationPending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB27802025 RSProviding any employee working 20 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center or certified family child care (FCC) home is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household incomePending Standing Committee on Finance
8thHB27932025 RSRelating to regulating billboards displaying messages about the availability of abortions in states bordering West VirginiaPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
11thHB27942025 RSLife at Conception Act of 2025Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
6thHB27952025 RSRelating to protecting and advancing the substantial public policies of this statePending Standing Committee on Government Organization
2ndHB27982025 RSRelating to the establishment of a trades based elective course for public high school studentsPending Subcommittee on Higher Education
7thHB27992025 RSProhibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
8thHB28152025 RSRaise the Penalties for Murder and attempted MurderPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
11thHB28362025 RSRelating to wild animal rehabilitation permitsSigned by Governor
2ndHB28762025 RSIncrease the number of Natural Resources Commission membersRejected
6thHB29222025 RSSafer Communities ActPending Standing Committee on Finance
5thHB29392025 RSRemote Schools Support ActPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB29752025 RSChanges to the practice of optometryPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
2ndHB30182025 RSBanning state participation in Kyoto protocols and Paris AccordPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
6thHB30192025 RSTo require parental notification of certain immunization-related items by public school districts any time school-related immunization notifications or letters are sent to parentsPending Standing Committee on Education
3rdHB30212025 RSSupporting Responsible Competition Between West Virginia Electrical UtilitiesPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
11thHB30862025 RSEstablishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formulaPending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB31012025 RSTo change the beginning of the school year to the Tuesday after Labor Day and the end of the school year to the Friday before Memorial Day.Pending Standing Committee on Education
3rdHB31032025 RSEncouraging retired persons to move into West Virginia Pending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB31042025 RSAllow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorneyPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
LeadHB31052025 RSMatching the Deputy Sheriff’s retirement to corrections at 20 years of servicePending Subcommittee on Investments
LeadHB31062025 RSTo increase the Deputy Sheriff retirement multiplier from 2.75 to 3.0Pending Subcommittee on Investments
LeadHB31072025 RSCreating WV Black Lung ProgramPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
LeadHB31082025 RSAllowing for a paid commission for sheriffsPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB31092025 RSRelating to the Occupational Pneumoconiosis BoardPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
LeadHB31102025 RSAllotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raisesPending Standing Committee on Finance
LeadHB31112025 RSTo provide pay increases to members of the judiciaryPending
4thHB31302025 RSTo increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animalsPending Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
8thHB31322025 RSTo change the requirements of dog breeding operationsPending Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism
11thHB31372025 RSRelating to establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within the statePending Subcommittee on Energy and Manufacturing
7thHB31702025 RSApproved sewage systems for rental propertyPending Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
2ndHB31842025 RSLocal Government Freedom ActPending Subcommittee on Local Governments
2ndHB31852025 RSTaxpayer Protection Act Pending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB31862025 RSWV building and constructions trades code enforcement West Virginia FirstPending Subcommittee on Government Administration
3rdHB31942025 RSTo provide a pay increase for the West Virginia Capitol Police and support staff of Capitol policePending Standing Committee on Finance
5thHB32192025 RSPermitting certain nonviolent offenders to be able to carry firearms.Pending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
8thHB32612025 RSRelating generally to the administration of anesthetics by CRNAPending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
5thHB32802025 RSAuthorize the Department of Human Services to transfer state facilities to regional mental health centers or intellectual disability facilities Pending Standing Committee on Health and Human Resources
2ndHB32882025 RSProviding that 5% of hunting permits for elk go to state veterans or armed service membersPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
2ndHB32892025 RSRelating to expungement of certain criminal convictionsPending Standing Committee on the Judiciary
3rdHB33022025 RSRelating to state contracts regarding homelessPending Standing Committee on Government Organization
2ndHB33092025 RSAuthorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services Pending Standing Committee on Finance
2ndHB33102025 RSTo require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers.Pending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
9thHB33132025 RSProviding more opportunities for high school students in community collegesSigned by Governor
4thHB34092025 RSChanging the expiration date on Hunting and Fishing licenses to one year after purchasePending Standing Committee on Government Organization
3rdHB34152025 RSNew and existing Orphan Well Prevention Act Pending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
3rdHB34162025 RSNew oil and Gas Well Plugging Assurance ActPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
4thHB34212025 RSTo secure West Virginia baseload coal generation and ratepayer protectionPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
2ndHB34662025 RSInstalling emergency alert stations at rest areasPending Standing Committee on Energy and Public Works
2ndHB34682025 RSAuthorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit paymentsPending Standing Committee on Finance