[4] In January 2016, Bell endorsed Senator Marco Rubio in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.

[5] In the state House, Bell has been a supporter of restricting wind energy development, taking the position that wind farms are a threat to military bases in North Carolina because they could obstruct low-level military training flights.

[9] Bell and other General Assembly Republicans have opposed Democratic Governor Roy Cooper on the issue of expanding Medicaid.

[10] Bell introduced legislation in 2019 to allow the sale of beer and wine at North Carolina public universities during athletic games.

[11] The bill passed later that year, and seven University of North Carolina System institutions took advantage of the law by opting to allow alcohol sales on game days.