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, 2025Delegate Howell, G. was the Lead Sponsor of 36 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 10 | Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2050 | To require municipalities issuing tickets to charge the entire fee for tickets | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2092 | Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases | Pending | |
| HB 2093 | Allow DMV to accept auto-renewals for vehicle registration | Pending | |
| HB 2095 | Require new vehicle charging stations to be universal | Pending | |
| HB 2102 | To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2103 | Provide certain classes of property protections from creditor collections | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2104 | Limiting the imposition of municipal business and occupation taxes | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2148 | Relating to the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act | Pending | |
| HB 2149 | Establish a safety standoff area for damage electric vehicles placed at repair holding lots and/or salvage yards | Pending | |
| HB 2156 | Relating to time limits imposed on the Division of Highways to grant a highway entrance permit | Pending | |
| HB 2183 | Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this State | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2184 | Allow for monthly payments on property taxes | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2185 | Modify how sales tax is collected on seller financed vehicle transactions | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2186 | Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program | Pending | |
| HB 2189 | To modify local permitting deadlines for permits, licenses, variances, or other types of approval from a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county | Pending | |
| HB 2190 | 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 2191 | Allowing counties to enter into trade-in transactions | Pending | |
| HB 2192 | Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source | Pending | |
| HB 2193 | To reduce West Virginia sales tax on gasoline and diesel to zero, and make up difference with increase in sales tax equivalent to rate of tax | Pending | Finance |
| HB 2390 | To require DOH, when abandoning a right of way, to notify the legislative representatives in the county or counties in which this right of way is located via email and first class mail in addition to publication in the newspaper | Pending | |
| HB 2391 | Creating the crime of pattern of harrassment | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 2392 | Relating to broadband permitting applications | Pending | |
| HB 2393 | Relating to requiring certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year | Pending | |
| HB 2800 | Requiring PSC modify processes regarding trash hauling rates | Pending | |
| HB 2899 | Creating the legislative oversight committee on aviation development | Pending | |
| HB 2982 | Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar | Pending | |
| HB 2983 | Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters | Pending | Judiciary |
| HB 3072 | Creating Super two highways in West Virginia | Pending | |
| HB 3174 | Requiring municipalities take actions when potential customers apply for water and sewer service. | Pending | |
| HB 3181 | Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement | Signed | |
| HB 3262 | To require than an individual serving on two or more boards or commissions to recuse themselves when decision-making involves both entities | Pending | |
| HB 3307 | Requiring annual audit of non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”) that receive money from the state | Pending | |
| HB 3317 | Allow students who enroll and successfully complete a driver’s education course to waive testing at the DMV | Pending | |
| HB 3318 | To require customer service training to all public-facing employees in all governmental agencies | Pending | |
| HB 3346 | To clarify that municipal B and O taxes shall only apply to the owner of a contract, and not to subcontractors on a project | Pending | |
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