Senator Jason Howell was presented the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award in December by former Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Craig Guess and Amy Cloud, executive director of Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives, at the Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Preview.
Sen. Howell was among a select group of legislators who “went to bat” for Kentucky business during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly by displaying conspicuous actions to strengthen business, improve competitiveness, and ensure growth.
Recipients of the Kentucky Chamber MVP Award show strong leadership for the business community by sponsoring or carrying Chamber priority legislation to final passage, showing leadership on passage of critical legislation to improve Kentucky, or by taking hard votes in defense of business.
During the 2024 session, Sen. Howell carried House Bill 320 on the Senate floor, which reformed Kentucky’s statute of limitations to align Kentucky with competitor states. The bill shortens the statute of limitations on employment-related claims, which cuts down on the duration of record keeping.
The 2024 General Assembly advanced many top priorities of the Kentucky business community, and the pro-growth policies that passed saved Kentucky businesses an estimated $1.006 billion, or $589 for each employer in the Commonwealth.
While monitoring the progress of bills that create a better business climate and advance the Commonwealth, the Chamber tracks how each legislator votes on these bills. The Chamber’s MVP Award recipients displayed more than just a business-friendly voting record, but also went out of their way, and at times across party lines, to support or oppose an issue critical to the business climate in Kentucky.
Learn more about business issues during the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly in the Kentucky Chamber’s “Results for Business” publication.