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State Representative, 22nd District
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Dan HowellOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Dan Howell

Candidate for State Representative, 22nd District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; retired
Lives in
Benton

Chair of the House Transportation Committee, representing District 22 since 2015 (109th-114th General Assemblies). Retired; a Radio Engineering Institute graduate who won a national award for religious newswriting for television news.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Sponsored mandatory jail time for selling hemp products to minors.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB0072 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted in 2025; 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine for sales to anyone under 21.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB0072 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “establishes mandatory minimum penalties of 48 hours in jail and a $500 fine”
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  • Sponsored enforcement rules for school bus stop-arm cameras.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB2356 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted in 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB2356 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses”
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  • Sponsored annual mutual-aid training for local emergency agencies.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1753 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted in 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Dan Howell, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1753 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “requires a local emergency management agency to annually require all employees to receive training provided by TEMA”
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