Date of Birth: November 1st, 1966
Education: Keyser High School; Potomac State College; AA, B.S., Frostburg State University
Occupation: Small Business Owner/Mail Order Auto Parts Born
Spouse: Kristen Kay Howell
Parents: Parents Glenn and Gloria Howell
Religion: Global Methodist
Town of Birth: Cumberland, MD
Affiliations: Past President, Keyser Rotary Club; Associate Member, Fountain Ruritan; Member, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, West Virginia Chapter; Mineral County Chamber of Commerce; National Rifle Association; SEMA; National Chairman Emeritus, State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus; Former member, West Virginia Motorsports Council; Member, Keyser Moose; Represents West Virginia’s House of Delegates on CSG South’s Executive Committee & Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs Committee Recipient 2003 United States Small Business Administration Exporter of the Year, West Virginia; 2006, A Top 40 West Virginian under 40, The State Journal; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry, 2021 National State Automotive Enthusiast Leadership Caucus Lifetime Achievement Award; 2022-2023 CSG South Vice Chair, Economic Development, Transportation, and Cultural Affairs Committee; Honorable Kentucky Colonel.
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2023Delegate Howell was the Lead Sponsor of 52 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 10 | Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2050 | West Virginia Economic Diversification Act | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2063 | Provide a tax credit to distribution centers who build away from interstates and in more rural areas of West Virginia. | Pending | |
| HB 2064 | To create commercial opportunity zones to attract new businesses to West Virginia | Pending | |
| HB 2065 | West Virginia Heavy Duty Truck Excise Tax Elimination Act | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2093 | Provide that you can make monthly payments on property taxes | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2275 | Creating the Intrastate Coal and Use Act | Pending | |
| HB 2276 | Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2277 | Permitting former members of the Legislature to remain eligible for insurance plans at full cost to the member and at no cost to the state | Pending | Banking and Insurance |
| HB 2278 | Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar | Pending | |
| HB 2305 | Relating to titling and registration of foreign market vehicles | Pending | |
| HB 2306 | Provide certain classes of property protections from creditor collections | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2307 | To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2308 | Prohibit a county from charging for a building permit if the value of the improvement is less than that required for a contractor’s license | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 2309 | To require the Division of Forestry to create an online renewal process no later than July 1, 2023 | Signed | |
| HB 2310 | Provide the Division of Motor Vehicles authority to develop an “Antique Fleet” program so that multiple antique motor vehicles may utilize a single registration plate. | Signed | |
| HB 2510 | To establish the Rare Earth Element and Critical Mineral Investment Tax Credit Act | Pending | |
| HB 2511 | Modify how sales tax is collected on seller financed vehicle transactions | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2512 | Transferring the administration of the West Virginia Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Matching Funds Program from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Economic Development | Tabled | |
| HB 2514 | Increasing penalties for putting objects on highways | Pending | |
| HB 2515 | Require agencies to develop and maintain an inventory of available services for single parents wanting to obtain degrees, secure training or reenter the workforce | Signed | |
| HB 2799 | Impose criminal liability and penalties upon purchasers of goods for delivery who refuse to return rejected goods to the vendor after the purchaser has had their purchase money reimbursed | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2878 | To grant the Fleet Management Division oversight authority of the state vehicle fleet | Pending | |
| HB 2935 | Create the Tourism Event Emergency Medical Services Fund | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3076 | Relating to hiring of therapists in schools | Pending | Education |
| HB 3093 | Creating a tax credit against the corporate net income tax for companies paying moving expenses of employees to West Virginia | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3094 | To create the Remote Worker Home Development Act | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3095 | Creating special revenue account known as School Building Authority Agricultural, Vocational and Technical Training Facilities Grant Fund | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3096 | Creating the Distribution and Manufacturing Center Tax Credit Act | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3115 | To allow the development of a specialized intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 3169 | Creating a Distribution Center Refundable Toll Payments Tax Credit Act | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3171 | Provide that continuing education credits shall not expire for 3 years | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 3231 | To exempt from sales tax the purchase of solar energy equipment and installation | Pending | |
| HB 3321 | Limiting the imposition of municipal business and occupation taxes | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3322 | To provide that the first $100K made jointly or the first $50K filing single is exempt from the tax on social security | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3328 | Authorizing the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to contract to build and maintain trails on privately owned property | Signed | |
| HB 3346 | Mental Hygiene Reform Act | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 3370 | Creating loan program for certain properties and developments on U. S. Army Corps of Engineers land, state parks and resorts | Signed | |
| HB 3399 | Increasing the tax credit for employers providing child care for employees | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3403 | Providing a tax credit for employers with childcare facilities | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3417 | Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3428 | Relating to the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program | Signed | |
| HB 3442 | Creating of the Mountain Bike Responsibility Act | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3446 | Clarifying the powers and duties of Public Service Commission as to electric generating facilities | Pending | |
| HB 3470 | Adding a category of additional compensation available to legislators for attending to constituent services | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3482 | To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023 | Signed | |
| HB 3501 | Creating the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instruction Fund | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3525 | Relating generally to taxation of solar panels used as energy wholesale generator or small scale utility | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3538 | Relating to limitations on the computation, imposition and collection of the business and occupation tax by municipalities | Pending | Finance |
| HB 3554 | Relating to prohibiting a municipality or the governing body of any municipality from limiting rental of a property | PPI | |
| HB 3558 | Relating to providing an exception to the provisions of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (UCOIA) | Pending | |
| HB 3560 | Relating to expanding the definitions of land and recreational purposes | Signed | |
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