Education: (Ocean) Engineer - Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S. (Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.E. (Naval Architecture) - SUNY Maritime College
Occupation: Retired Naval Engineer / Program Manager
Spouse: Barbie
Children: together: Chris & Karl Hillenbrand, Matt & Wesley Bogar and 7 grandchildren
Parents: the late Fred & Lucille Hillenbrand
Religion: Episcopal
Town of Birth: Staten Island, NY
Affiliations: Boy Scouts of America (past National Capital Area Council Commissioner and member of several Boards of Directors), American Society of Naval Engineers (life member), Bluffs on the Potomac Property Owners Association (Board of Directors), Refresh Restart Romney (Board of Directors), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Trustee, Vestry), Military Officers Association of America, National Rifle Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2025Delegate Hillenbrand was the Lead Sponsor of 18 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2087 | Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom | Pending | |
| HB 2112 | Relating to exemptions from excise taxes | Pending | |
| HB 2125 | Relating to defining a newborn safety device | Pending | |
| HB 2396 | Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter | Pending | |
| HB 2397 | Prevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority | Signed | |
| HB 2398 | Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2399 | Relating to the taxation of managed timber | Signed | |
| HB 2400 | Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk | Pending | |
| HB 2502 | Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days | Pending | |
| HB 2608 | Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2609 | Limiting teen access to inappropriate material. | Pending | |
| HB 2683 | To prohibit rank choice voting | Pending | |
| HB 2782 | Relating to “In God We Trust” signs donated in schools | Pending | |
| HB 2951 | Relating to sales and service tax exemption for small arms and small arms accessories | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3029 | To create an education internet-based reporting portal for Homeschool parents and Boards of Education. | Pending | |
| HB 3071 | Require all workplaces to keep Naloxone available in first aid kits and train employees in the use of Naloxone | Pending | |
| HB 3148 | Firefighter Pilot Program | Pending | |
| HB 3149 | Providing statutory authority for one-time grants to American Legion posts in the state of West Virginia | Pending | |
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