Gary Howell

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 4538 Regarding fines in DOH work zones · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HCR 29 Requesting Joint Committee study the feasibility of establishing a flexible, short-duration, on-demand respite care program for seniors and caregivers · Introduced · Mar 5, 2026
• HB 4477 To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2026
• HCR 25 Requesting a Study on Reducing Non Revenue Water Through Leak Detection, Infrastructure Improvements, and Performance Based Incentives to Stabilize Water Rates · Introduced · Mar 3, 2026
• HCR 26 Requesting a Study on Energy Recovery and Micro-Hydropower Opportunities in Public Water Systems to Reduce Operating Costs and Stabilize Water Rates · Introduced · Mar 3, 2026
• HR 19 Urging Department of Administration to maintain trees on grounds to prevent damage to persons or property · Introduced · Feb 26, 2026
• HB 4971 Relating to preliminary planning for future electric substations near industrial parks on certain high voltage transmission lines · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2026
• HB 4537 Requiring municipalities take action when potential customers apply for water and sewer service. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 25, 2026
• HB 5492 Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• HCR 21 Study resolution study the feasibility of providing property tax relief to primary residence when investments increase a county property tax base · Introduced · Feb 19, 2026
• HCR 22 Requesting Joint Committee study policies to accelerate the ordering and deployment of electric generation equipment necessary to ensure grid reliability, economic growth, and West Virginia’s energy production goals. · Introduced · Feb 19, 2026
• HB 4871 Make available vegetarian meal option for students enrolled in schools, provided that such meals comply with all applicable federal nutritional guidelines · Introduced · Feb 17, 2026
• HB 5675 WV Reshoring Manufacturing Act · Introduced · Feb 17, 2026
• HB 5390 Establishing fiscal notes submitted to the Legislature constitute sworn testimony · Introduced · Feb 16, 2026
• HR 6 Recognizing the importance of sustained economic development to the prosperity of West Virginia · Introduced · Feb 13, 2026
• HB 4531 Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters · Introduced · Feb 11, 2026
• HB 5388 Creating the official motorist services logo signing program · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• HB 5387 Relating to high school graduation requirements · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• HB 5389 Veterans Housing Redevelopment Tax Credit Act · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• HB 5350 Exempting from sales and use tax materials and appliances used in the manufacture of certain manufactured homes. · Introduced · Feb 9, 2026
• HB 5320 Welcome Act · Introduced · Feb 9, 2026
• HR 11 Resolution celebrating 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States and 100th Anniversary of Interstate System · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• HB 5200 Creating Office of entrepreneurship · Introduced · Feb 5, 2026
• HB 5177 Sales tax rebate for qualifying materials used in the construction of modest homes of 1 600 square feet or less · Introduced · Feb 4, 2026
• HB 4533 Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HB 4489 Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HB 5098 Creation of the MOBILE ID. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HB 4870 Determining campaign finance report deadlines during legislative sessions · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• HB 4478 Relating to racing facilities · Introduced · Jan 27, 2026
• HB 4627 Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters. · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• HB 4623 Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases · Introduced · Jan 21, 2026
• HB 4529 Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• HJR 21 Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• HB 4527 Allow DMV to accept auto-renewals for vehicle registration · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• HB 4528 Regarding release of juvenile following assault of law enforcement or first responder · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4488 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 · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4487 Allow for monthly payments on property taxes · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4540 To require municipalities issuing tickets to charge the entire fee for tickets · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4536 Allow students who enroll and successfully complete a driver’s education course to waive testing at the DMV · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4530 Creating Retail Impact Intersection Improvement Fund · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4539 Requiring health insurers provide price information to consumers timely prior to rate change · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4541 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 · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4534 To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4535 Provide certain classes of property protections from creditor collections · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4479 Timber Innovation and Manufacturing Boost for Economic Revitalization Act · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• HB 4475 Disaster Recovery Acceleration Act · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• HB 4480 Relating to Access Management and Entrances to State Highways · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• HB 3181 Allow all law enforcement officers to purchase gun upon retirement · Became Law · Jul 31, 2025
• HCR 29 Sheriff Jeremy Taylor Memorial Road · Passed Legislature · Apr 12, 2025
• HB 3174 Requiring municipalities take actions when potential customers apply for water and sewer service. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 11, 2025
• HCR 98 Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study enhancements to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HCR 101 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance conduct a comprehensive study parental consent measures on software applications downloaded by children under 18 · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HB 2190 Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program” · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• HCR 19 Declaring December 14 as Frosty the Snowman Day · Passed One Chamber · Apr 4, 2025
• HB 2156 Relating to time limits imposed on the Division of Highways to grant a highway entrance permit · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 2103 Provide certain classes of property protections from creditor collections · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 3072 Creating Super two highways in West Virginia · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
• HB 2393 Relating to requiring certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year · Passed One Chamber · Mar 21, 2025
• 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 · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• HB 3318 To require customer service training to all public-facing employees in all governmental agencies · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 3317 Allow students who enroll and successfully complete a driver’s education course to waive testing at the DMV · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 3307 Requiring annual audit of non-governmental organizations (“NGOs”) that receive money from the state · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 2800 Requiring PSC modify processes regarding trash hauling rates · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 3262 To require than an individual serving on two or more boards or commissions to recuse themselves when decision-making involves both entities · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 2093 Allow DMV to accept auto-renewals for vehicle registration · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
• HCR 49 Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities · Passed Legislature · Mar 4, 2025
• HB 2982 Authorizing the DMV to issue certain vital records in the custody of the state registrar · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• HB 2983 Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters · Introduced · Feb 26, 2025
• HB 2899 Creating the legislative oversight committee on aviation development · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• HB 2392 Relating to broadband permitting applications · Introduced · Feb 20, 2025
• 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 · Introduced · Feb 17, 2025
• HB 2391 Creating the crime of pattern of harrassment · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• HB 2149 Establish a safety standoff area for damage electric vehicles placed at repair holding lots and/or salvage yards · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• 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 · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• HB 2095 Require new vehicle charging stations to be universal · Introduced · Feb 14, 2025
• HB 2092 Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HB 2148 Relating to the Tourism and Commercial Opportunity Zone Tax and Tax Credit Act · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HJR 10 Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HB 2186 Relating to requiring local governments to provide matching funds for grants from the Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Program · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HB 2191 Allowing counties to enter into trade-in transactions · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HB 2192 Relating to restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• HB 2050 To require municipalities issuing tickets to charge the entire fee for tickets · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2183 Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this State · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2185 Modify how sales tax is collected on seller financed vehicle transactions · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2102 To ensure false claims on property titles are not fault of landowner · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2104 Limiting the imposition of municipal business and occupation taxes · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2184 Allow for monthly payments on property taxes · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 5168 To increase funding for EMS first responders. · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4404 Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4087 To create a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance. · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 5089 Relating to public school acceptance of student transcripts or other credentials · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4756 To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4765 Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4474 Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date. · Became Law · Jun 29, 2026
• HB 4191 Relating to providing child care generally · To Executive · Apr 2, 2026
• HB 5685 Relating to authorizing bonds for improvements to the West Virginia Science and Culture Center · Became Law · Apr 1, 2026
• HB 5307 Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Tourism- Division of Culture and History from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance. · Became Law · Mar 19, 2026
• HB 5692 Supplemental appropriation, State Road Fund · Became Law · Mar 19, 2026
• HB 5563 To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Coordination Act · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• HCR 28 Study Resolution for Constitutionally Aligned Budget Prioritization · Introduced · Mar 5, 2026
• HR 21 Recognizing President Donald J. Trump for reforms benefiting West Virginia · Introduced · Mar 3, 2026
• HR 20 Memoralizing the life of the Honorable Larry D. Kump; dedicated public servant, principled legislator, and devoted family man. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 2, 2026
• HB 4989 Professional Firefighter cancer screening · Introduced · Feb 23, 2026
• HB 4485 Allow education employees to donate sick leave to co-workers for maternity leave · Introduced · Feb 20, 2026
• HB 5668 Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act · Introduced · Feb 17, 2026
• HR 14 Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Timothy P. Armstead. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 16, 2026
• HB 5460 Construction Cost Relief Act · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• HB 5025 Allowing the burning of obsolete farm structures. · Introduced · Feb 11, 2026
• HB 4600 Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2026
• HB 5400 Relating generally to punishment for child neglect resulting in death. · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• HB 5426 To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
• HB 5359 To provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians · Introduced · Feb 9, 2026
• HB 5199 Relating to county parks and recreation commission · Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
• HB 4624 To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions · Introduced · Feb 6, 2026
• HR 9 Honoring the life and public service of the Honorable Douglas John Skaff Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 5, 2026
• HB 5172 Relating to establishing the Low Earth Orbit Broadband Internet Connection Fund. · Introduced · Feb 4, 2026
• HR 8 Designate June as fidelity month · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HR 7 Recognizing the seriousness of the National Debt and its threat to National Security · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HB 4508 Public Utility Stability Act. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2026
• HB 4985 Relating to strategic and critical resources, state preemption of local regulation, and foreign ownership and restricted commerce entities · Introduced · Jan 30, 2026
• HCR 4 Requesting the Joint Committee on Technology & Infrastructure to establish a Genesis Working Group to coordinate statewide planning for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, digital infrastructure, and energy-based economic development · Passed One Chamber · Jan 30, 2026
• HB 4014 Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• HB 4868 West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2026 · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• HB 4876 Relating generally to child labor · Introduced · Jan 28, 2026
• HB 4722 Relating to false judicial accusations after a determination of falsity · Introduced · Jan 22, 2026
• HB 4585 Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• HB 4590 Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding · Introduced · Jan 20, 2026
• HB 4502 Create license plate for autism awareness · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4503 Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4507 Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders · Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
• HB 4438 Relating to Sexual Abuse Prevention Screening, Hiring and Dismissal Requirements · Introduced · Jan 16, 2026
• HB 3504 Relating to protecting critical infrastructure; and defining terms · Became Law · Jul 21, 2025
• HCR 88 Honoring First Responders Honor Board’s Medal of Valor Nominees · Passed Legislature · Apr 4, 2025
• HCR 91 Charles Grant Hoke Memorial · Passed Legislature · Apr 3, 2025
• HCR 27 BG Edmund “Frank” Roleff, WVNG Memorial Road · Passed Legislature · Apr 3, 2025
• HCR 10 USMC PFC Robert Thomas Taylor Memorial Road · Passed Legislature · Apr 3, 2025
• HCR 97 Creating the West Virginia Justice Reinvestment Taskforce · Passed Legislature · Apr 2, 2025
• HCR 78 Urging the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize completion of I-73, the King Coal Highway · Passed Legislature · Apr 1, 2025
• HCR 93 Scott Miller Hill Bypass · Passed Legislature · Mar 29, 2025
• HR 12 Urging West Virginia’s members of Congress to ask the President not to cut funding for the Local Food an Schools and Child Care nutrition · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3498 Productive Energy Site Reclamation Waiver · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 3265 Relating to fiber optic broadband lines crossing railroads · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 3239 Establishing the Tri-Share Child Care Assistance Program · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 3218 WV Economic Development and Property Revitalization Tax Credit · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 3217 Relating to notification requirements for environmental spills · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 2727 Require at least one person of the WVU Board of Governors and of the West Virginia State University with a background in agriculture or agricultural field · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 2962 Gender identification on forms of ID · Introduced · Feb 25, 2025
• HB 2641 Provide a tax credit to for-profit and nonprofit corporations to encourage the continued operation of child-care facilities for the benefit of their employees · Introduced · Feb 20, 2025
• HB 2605 Increase the tax credit for employers providing child care for employees. · Introduced · Feb 20, 2025
• HB 2118 Relating to Off Duty LEO and LEOSA Exemptions · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025
• HB 2051 Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds · Introduced · Feb 12, 2025