Mark Dean
Born
1980
Contact
Email · mark.dean@wvhouse.gov
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13
Bills sponsored
this session · 87 all-time
85
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 829 all-time
1
Enacted into law
this session · 4 all-time
4232
Recorded votes
94%
Vote participation
voted in 94% of 4232 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
93.7%
based on 205 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
6.3%
based on 205 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
84%
based on 205 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
87 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB 4280 Relating to tax credit for disabled veterans for lifetime hunting, trapping and fishing license In Committee
- HB 4279 Relating to the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board In Committee
- HB 4281 To allow another round of “buy in” to the old public employees retirement plan for those that didn’t last time. In Committee
- HB 4580 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney In Committee
- HB 4285 Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises In Committee
- HB 4283 Creating WV Black Lung Program In Committee
- HB 4284 Allowing for a paid commission for sheriffs In Committee
- HB 4282 To allow parents to retain their child for an extra year of school without losing a year of sports eligibility In Committee
- HB 4709 Relating to vocational and technical education programs Signed
- HB 5675 To increase the Deputy Sheriff retirement multiplier from 2.75 to 3.0. In Committee
- HB 5674 Matching the Deputy Sheriff’s retirement to corrections at 20 years of service. In Committee
- HB 5584 To require bag limits to be set by biologists at the DNR and not the commission In Committee
- HB 4708 Relating to unsafe real property In Committee
Historical 74 bills
- HB 5650 To allow for the practice of naturopathic medicine in this state. Died
- HB 5471 To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary Died
- HB 5469 Allowing for a paid commission for sheriffs Died
- HB 5468 Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises Died
- HB 5467 To increase the Deputy Sheriff retirement multiplier from 2.75 to 3.0 Died
- HB 5465 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney Died
- HB 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Died
- HB 4571 Taxpayer Protection Act Died
- HB 3190 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney Died
- HB 3185 To allow all licensed hunters in the 4 trophy counties to automatically qualify to use a crossbow, after age 65 Died
- HB 2800 To allow another round of “buy in” to the old public employees retirement plan for those that didn’t last time Died
- HB 2806 To allow parents to retain their child without losing a year of sports eligibility Died
- HB 3109 Relating to the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board Died
- HB 3111 To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary Vetoed
- HCR 85 Lavern “Mousey” Testerman Memorial Bridge Died
- HB 3108 Allowing for a paid commission for sheriffs Died
- HB 3104 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney Died
- HB 3105 Matching the Deputy Sheriff’s retirement to corrections at 20 years of service Died
- HB 3106 To increase the Deputy Sheriff retirement multiplier from 2.75 to 3.0 Died
- HB 3110 Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises Died
- HB 3107 Creating WV Black Lung Program Died
- HB 2975 Changes to the practice of optometry Died
- HB 3126 Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises Died
- HB 2453 Allow anyone with a master’s degree to sit for WV Bar exam and become licensed attorney Died
- HB 2454 Creating WV Black Lung Program Died
Co-sponsored
829 billsCurrent session 85 bills
- HB 5517 To require a statewide public school calendar to begin no earlier that September 1 and end no later than May 31 In Committee
- HB 5509 Provide for a special driver’s license for those with physical disabilities In Committee
- HB 5105 To eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools. Vetoed
- HB 5249 Vaccine exemption for private, parochial, charter, virtual charter, and remote public schools. In Committee
- HB 5527 To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. In Committee
- HB 5330 Require DHHR-CPS to notify the county school superintendent & local BOE president (of the public school system where the child attends) of pending CPS investigations. In Committee
- HB 4788 Relating to when Mail In Ballots are Due In Committee
- HB 5436 To allow elected members of county Boards of Education to be short-term substitute teachers In Committee
- HCR 70 Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature to declare June 12th Women’s Veterans Appreciation Day in the State of West Virginia In Committee
- HB 5486 To establish the County Home Rule Program as a permanent program. In Committee
- HB 5482 Patrolman Cassie Marie Johnson Organ Donor Act In Committee
- HR 9 Reaffirming the longstanding sisterhood partnership between West Virginia and Taiwan Passed
- HB 5408 Relating to the delivery sales of tobacco In Committee
- HCR 64 Acknowledging and supporting the State of Texas Passed
- HB 5373 Relating to changing political parties less than one year prior to being appointed to political office. Passed
- HB 5396 Relating to the Second Amendment Freedom and Enforcement (SAFE) Act In Committee
- HB 5414 Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2024 In Committee
- HB 5394 To make any business/individual either selling and/or giving any E-Cigarette (vape or cartridge) to anyone under the age of 18 a misdemeanor. In Committee
- HB 5384 To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections In Committee
- HB 5376 To extend hunting/fishing rights on private property, without a license, to grandchildren of the land owner In Committee
- HB 5397 Establish online charitable raffle In Committee
- HB 5383 To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election In Committee
- HB 5357 Relating to open captioning for motion pictures In Committee
- HB 5371 Relating to renewal of registration In Committee
- HCR 87 A resolution to task the Economic Development Authority to find land around Flatwoods and funding and businesses to make an area similar to Pigeon Forge to increase tourism and entertainment In Committee
Historical 744 bills
- HB 4190 Relating to the restoration of civil rights Died
- HB 4185 Repeal the West Virginia machinegun ban Died
- HB 4176 To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts Signed
- HB 4149 Relating to warrantless entry of private lands Died
- HB 4129 Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. Died
- HB 4106 Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds Signed
- HB 4099 To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant Died
- HB 4098 To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record Died
- HB 4097 To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act Died
- HB 4095 To remove qualified immunity from officers serving no-knock warrants Died
- HB 4092 require all law enforcement officers in WV be U.S. citizens Died
- HB 4006 Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act Died
- HB 4005 Skills to work Signed
- HB 4049 Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act Died
- HB 4011 Relating to advanced recycling. Died
- HB 5680 Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. Died
- HB 5668 Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act Died
- HB 5644 To establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in WV public educational institutions Died
- HB 5643 Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States Died
- HB 5603 To fine and hold legally responsible land owners from out of state who neglect their land Died
- HB 5587 To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement Died
- HB 5525 To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water. Died
- HB 5512 Relating to Land Records Died
- HB 5476 Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals. Died
- HB 5472 Formally recognize Mine Rescue teams as first responders in West Virginia. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 4799
To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB 4546
Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
SB 794
Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB 5110
Amend section providing for waiver of tuition and fees for senior citizens auditing certain college classes
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
SB 900
Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"
PASSAGE |
Not Voting | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 4592
Relating to college campus safety
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 4419
Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 4990
Relating to crimes using gift cards
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 5277
Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2026 |
|
HB 4850
Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | March 14, 2026 |
|
HB 4765
Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
HB 4464
Relating generally to Underground Facilities Damage prevention
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB 3429
Prequalifying consultants for WVDEP- Abandon Mine Lands
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2402
Relating to providing access to medical records; providing access to a minor’s medical record
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2479
Relating to Management and control of county authority vested in board
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2451
To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses
PREVIOUS QUESTION |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3277
Relating to defining terms for the West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Act
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2511
Relating to charitable bingo and alcohol sales and consumption while such bingo is taking places
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3411
Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2942
Administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3209
To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3356
Supplemental Appropriation - Education - Hope Scholarship
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2961
To amend the law concerning ownership and possession of real property
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Not Voting | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3209
To provide at least one counselor for every 250 students in public schools and public charter schools in this state.
EFFECT Jul 01, 2025 |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3263
Relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3166
Requirements for School Safety Mapping Data
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3517
Relating generally to fiscal emergencies of local governments
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3111
To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary
AMENDMENTS |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3357
Supplemental Appropriation - Lottery Surplus - Hope Scholarship
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 765
Establishing Troops-to-Teachers Program
RECEDE |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3000
Relating to agency changes and updates to the West Virginia Commercial Feed Law.
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3411
Relating to commissions; removing the legislative members; and eliminating expired commissions
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 50
Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3016
Photo voter ID.
LIMIT TO 5 MIN |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 225
Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 474
Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
HFA YOUNG 4-10 #1 |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 35
Permitting campus police officers to participate in Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 586
Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 586
Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 275
Removing requirement school cooks or custodians have high school diploma or equivalent
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2267
Authorizing Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 581
Relating to school attendance and student participation in 4-H activities
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
TABLE EFFECT Jul 01, 2025 |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
EFFECT FROM PASSAGE |
Yea | fail | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 531
Relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
SB 474
Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 3162
Providing that causes of action under Chapter 46A of the Code of West Virginia survive the death of the party
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Yea | pass | April 12, 2025 |
|
HB 2054
Relating to liability of vendors in private farmers markets
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB |
Nay | pass | April 12, 2025 |