Date of Birth: October 17th, 1959
Education: Hedgesville High School; James Rumsey Vocational Technical Center (1) Industrial and Residential Electricity (2) Air Conditioning (3) Machine Trades
Occupation: Businessman; Classified Certified Water Specialist Class V; Master Electrician; Master Plumber; Refrigeration Engineer
Spouse: Andrea Dendy Blair
Children: Philip Lee Blair, Saira Grey Blair
Parents: Freddie L. and Jeanette Blair
Religion: Christian
Town of Birth: Martinsburg, WV
Affiliations: Member, National Rifle Association; West Virginia Citizens Defense League; Eastern Panhandle Business Association
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2024President Blair was the Lead Sponsor of 116 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 7 | Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 200 | Budget Bill | Signed | |
| SB 440 | Establishing salaries for secretaries of Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Health Facilities | Pending | Finance |
| SB 458 | Relating to personal income tax Social Security exemption | Pending | Finance |
| SB 459 | Increasing senior citizen property tax credit and expanding eligibility requirements | Pending | Finance |
| SB 460 | Providing for child and dependent care credit against personal income tax | Pending | Finance |
| SB 462 | Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act | Signed | |
| SB 483 | Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act | Signed | |
| SB 484 | Extending in-state tuition rates to all members, veterans and spouses of National Guard, Reserves and armed forces | Pending | Finance |
| SB 485 | Increasing annual salaries of certain state employees | Pending | Finance |
| SB 574 | Supplemental appropriation to DOT, Division of Highways | Signed | |
| SB 639 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Office of Secretary | Pending | Finance |
| SB 640 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Economic Development, Office of Secretary | Pending | Finance |
| SB 641 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, Aid for Exceptional Children | Pending | Finance |
| SB 642 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Veterans' Assistance | Pending | Finance |
| SB 643 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, School Building Authority | Signed | |
| SB 644 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Division of Forestry, and Geological and Economic Survey | Signed | |
| SB 645 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Administration, Division of Finance | Pending | Finance |
| SB 646 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, State Board of Education | Pending | Finance |
| SB 647 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor's Office, Civil Contingent Fund | Pending | Finance |
| SB 648 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Adjutant General, State Militia | Pending | Finance |
| SB 650 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission, Fairmont State University | Signed | |
| SB 651 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to WV Economic Development Authority | Pending | Finance |
| SB 652 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Health Facilities | Signed | |
| SB 653 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to School Building Authority, School Construction Fund | Signed | |
| SB 654 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Executive, Governor's Office | Pending | Finance |
| SB 655 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission, Control Account | Pending | Finance |
| SB 656 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Human Services | Signed | |
| SB 657 | Expiring funds from Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to General Revenue | Signed | |
| SB 658 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Administration, Public Defender Services | Signed | |
| SB 660 | Expiring funds to General Revenue Surplus from Personal Income Tax Reserve Fund | Pending | Finance |
| SB 661 | Expiring funds from Lottery Net Profits to General Revenue Surplus | Signed | |
| SB 662 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission, Administration | Pending | Finance |
| SB 663 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Administrative Services, Criminal Justice Fund | Signed | |
| SB 664 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Revenue, Office of Tax Appeals | Pending | Finance |
| SB 665 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Health | Signed | |
| SB 666 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DEP, Division of Environmental Protection | Pending | Finance |
| SB 682 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Agriculture | Pending | Finance |
| SB 695 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Energy Assistance, TANF, and Child Care and Development | Signed | |
| SB 696 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Homeland Security, Division of Emergency Management | Signed | |
| SB 697 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Consolidated Medical Service Fund | Signed | |
| SB 698 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Human Services | Signed | |
| SB 699 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Child Support Enforcement Fund | Signed | |
| SB 700 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Hospital Finance Authority | Signed | |
| SB 701 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, School Construction Fund | Signed | |
| SB 702 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Laboratory Services Fund | Signed | |
| SB 703 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Homeland Security, WV State Police | Signed | |
| SB 704 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to PSC, Motor Carrier Division | Signed | |
| SB 705 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to PSC | Signed | |
| SB 706 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Fees Fund | Pending | Finance |
| SB 707 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Division of Natural Resources | Signed | |
| SB 708 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Agriculture, WV Spay Neuter Assistance Fund | Signed | |
| SB 709 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Arts, Culture and History, National Coal Heritage Area Authority | Signed | |
| SB 710 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to State Board of Education, Aid for Exceptional Children | Signed | |
| SB 790 | Changing reference to Curator of Department of Arts, Culture, and History to Cabinet Secretary | Signed | |
| SB 833 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Culture and History | Pending | Finance |
| SB 868 | Supplementary appropriation to Department of Commerce, Geological and Economic Survey | Signed | |
| SB 871 | Supplementary appropriation to Department of Veterans' Assistance, Veterans' Facilities | Signed | |
| SB 1001 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Health and Department of Human Services | Signed | |
| SB 1002 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to DOT, Division of Highways | Signed | |
| SB 1003 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund | Signed | |
| SB 1004 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor’s Office, Posey Perry Emergency Food Bank Fund | Signed | |
| SB 1005 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Education, BOE | Signed | |
| SB 1006 | Making supplementary appropriation to Bureau for Medical Services, Policy and Programming, and to BOE | Signed | |
| SB 1007 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission, Control Account | Signed | |
| SB 1008 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Veterans’ Assistance | Signed | |
| SB 1009 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to BOE, State Aid to Schools | Signed | |
| SB 1010 | Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration, Office of Technology reorganization | Signed | |
| SB 1011 | Expiring funds from Department of Revenue, PEIA Rainy Day Fund | Signed | |
| SB 1012 | Expiring funds to Department of Arts, Culture, and History from Lottery Education Fund | Signed | |
| SB 1013 | Prohibiting payment to residential substance use disorder treatment facilities in certain circumstances | Pending | |
| SB 1014 | Clarifying procedure for political party nomination of presidential electors | Signed | |
| SB 1015 | Amending amount of surplus deposited into Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund | Signed | |
| SB 2001 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to State Department of Education | Pending | |
| SB 2002 | Supplementing, amending, and increasing existing item of appropriation from State Road Fund to DOT, Division of Highways | Pending | |
| SB 2003 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Veterans’ Assistance, Veterans’ Home | Pending | |
| SB 2004 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Homeland Security, WV State Police | Pending | |
| SB 2005 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Adjutant General, State Militia | Pending | |
| SB 2006 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to WVU, General Administrative Fund | Pending | |
| SB 2007 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to State Board of Education, Aid for Exceptional Children | Pending | |
| SB 2008 | Making WV agreement state with US Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Pending | |
| SB 2009 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Public Employees Insurance Agency | PASS | |
| SB 2010 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund | PASS | |
| SB 2011 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Executive, Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund | Pending | |
| SB 2012 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission, Administration, Control Account | Pending | |
| SB 2013 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Economic Development, Office of Secretary | Pending | |
| SB 2014 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Health, Office of Inspector General | Pending | |
| SB 2015 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Environmental Protection | Pending | |
| SB 2016 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Office of Technology | Pending | |
| SB 2017 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Culture and History | Pending | |
| SB 2018 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to WV Conservation Agency | Pending | |
| SB 2019 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Administration, Public Defender Services | Pending | |
| SB 2020 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to WV School of Osteopathic Medicine | PASS | |
| SB 2021 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Correctional Units | PASS | |
| SB 2022 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Bureau of Juvenile Services | PASS | |
| SB 2023 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to WV Parole Board and Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Central Office | Pending | |
| SB 2024 | Supplementary appropriation to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority | PASS | |
| SB 2025 | Reducing personal income tax | Pending | |
| SB 2026 | Providing for child and dependent care credit against personal income tax | Pending | |
| SB 2027 | Relating to public charter school application for funding | READ | |
| SB 2028 | Permitting development of opioid treatment program if part of clinical trial and approved by institutional review board | READ | |
| SB 2029 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Economic Development, Office of Secretary | READ | |
| SB 2030 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to State Department of Education | Pending | |
| SB 2031 | Supplementary appropriation to School Building Authority, School Construction Fund | READ | |
| SB 2032 | Supplementing and amending appropriations Department of Agriculture | Pending | |
| SB 2033 | Relating to personal income tax | Pending | |
| SB 2034 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Homeland Security, WV State Police | ||
| SB 2035 | Providing funding for certain broadband expansion programs administered by Economic Development Authority | Pending | |
| SB 2036 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Higher Education Policy Commission | READ | |
| SB 2037 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to New River Community and Technical College | Pending | |
| SB 2038 | Expiring funds from Treasurer’s Office, Unclaimed Property Fund | Pending | |
| SB 2039 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund | Pending | |
| SB 2040 | Placing limited moratorium on new municipal fire fees imposed on non-municipal residents | Pending | |
| SB 2041 | Supplementing and amending appropriations to Office of Emergency Medical Services | Pending | |
| SB 2042 | Transferring powers and duties of Municipal Bond Commission | Pending | |
| SB 2043 | Relating to bonded indebtedness of State of WV | Pending | |
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