Education: B.A., MPA, West Virginia University; J.D., West Virginia University College of Law
Occupation: Attorney
Spouse: Julia M. Beury
Parents: Rosa Rowe and the late Eldridge E. Rowe, Sr.
Religion: Episcopal
Town of Birth: Bluefield, WV
Affiliations: Published book: “Virginia Slavery and King Salt in Booker T. Washington’s Boyhood Home”
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2024Delegate Rowe was the Lead Sponsor of 29 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4253 | Creating a litigation practice license for social workers | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4254 | To create a bill to designate February 3 as “Freedom Day,” to memorialize the February 3, 1865 Act by the Legislature that abolished slavery in West Virginia. | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 4255 | Require PSC annual report on ratepayer utility costs to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 4256 | Increasing the state minimum wage | Pending | |
| HB 4338 | To allow for the construction of safe entry ways to all public schools in West Virginia. | Pending | Education |
| HB 4339 | Assisting governmental units training costs for certification of law enforcement officers | Pending | Pensions and Retirement |
| HB 4340 | Create a division of forensic social work services in DHHR | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 4444 | To reduce the personal income tax to zero for those who make $80,000 per year or less | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4445 | Allowing low income senior citizens to receive certain tax credits without filing a state income tax return | Pending | Senior Citizen Issues |
| HB 4446 | Providing school days to register and transport students to vote | Pending | Education |
| HB 4506 | Establishing reimbursement rates for congregate and in-home meals | Pending | Senior Citizen Issues |
| HB 4507 | Creating a tax credit for improving facades in historic districts | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4508 | Economic and Community Development Task Force | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 4509 | Relating to designation of social workers in the Department of Health and Human Services | Pending | Education |
| HB 4533 | Establishing a procedure to name a kinship legal guardian | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 4534 | Relating to the minimum wage | Pending | |
| HB 4596 | Relating to the intestate share of a decedent’s surviving spouse | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 4597 | To reduce the personal income tax to zero for those who make $60,000 per year or less. | Pending | Finance |
| HB 4612 | Relating to social determinants of health | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| HB 4618 | Make the Consumer Advocate division separate and independent from the PSC | Pending | Government Organization |
| HB 4665 | Moving recovery of certain expenses from the reconcilable rate to be charged to the users of the broadband facilities | Pending | |
| HB 5526 | Program Design and Outcomes of Selected Pre-Petition Legal Representation Programs | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 5628 | Require Corrections authorities to gather an inmate’s identification documents prior to release | Pending | |
| HB 5631 | To allow wine to be served at outdoor gatherings where beer is permitted to be served. | Pending | Political Subdivisions |
| HB 5653 | To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility | Pending | Education |
| HB 5654 | To require inmates in West Virginia jails and prisons to receive GED training. | Pending | |
| HB 5655 | Require inmates to get GED before release from prison | Pending | |
| HB 5657 | To permit bridges and highways to be named for distinct residential communities that are traditionally identified by a single name as a separate community or town without being incorporated and remain a part of the county services., naming these communities as villages | Pending | Political Subdivisions |
| HB 5658 | To require all projects funded by the school building authority to have an assessment of school safety when a new project is created. | Pending | Education |
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