Missouri Rep. Clem Smith (D)

MO - Tax Policy

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MO - Financial Institutions (House)

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MO - Fiscal Review (House)

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MO - Utilities (House)

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MO - Economic Development (House)

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MO - St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area Governance and Taxation

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MO - St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area Governance and Taxation (House)

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MO - Disadvantaged Communities (House)

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Vice Chair

MO - Wetlands Management Issue Development (House)

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MO - HR88 Grants use of the House Chamber for the Missouri Girls State on 6/26/13

MO - HB569 Establishes the Employment Advertisement Fairness Act which prohibits a person or entity from including in a job advertisement certain statements requiring an applicant to be currently employed

MO - HB1008 Changes the laws regarding school course materials and instruction relating to human sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases

MO - HB815 Establishes registration and reporting requirements for a jurisdiction utilizing automated speed enforcement systems on roadways within the state highway system

MO - HB879 Establishes the College Credit Disclosure Act which requires a higher education institution to disclose its unaccredited status to students before enrollment

MO - HB816 Requires members of the House of Representatives to be subject to drug testing within 60 days of the start of the legislative session

MO - HB570 Establishes the Rosa Parks Observance Day Commission within the Governor's Office to organize and coordinate activities and events to celebrate her life and raise awareness of her legacy

MO - HB829 Imposes restrictions on the institutional names of institutions of higher education

MO - HB56 Establishes the Career and Technical Education Student Protection Act and the Career and Technical Education Board to oversee and coordinate career and technical education and student organizations' activities

MO - HB70 Allows a teacher or school administrator to carry a concealed firearm into a higher education institution or elementary or secondary school if he or she has a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit

MO - HB112 Establishes a statutory cause of action, replacing the common law action, for damages against a health care provider for personal injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render health care services

MO - HB148 Establishes the custody and visitation rights of a deploying military parent

MO - HB164 Prohibits an employer from using a job applicant's personal credit history as a hiring criteria except where the credit history is shown to be directly related to the position sought by the applicant

MO - HB170 Specifies that a federal official must not enforce a federal firearm law when the firearm is manufactured and remains in the state and that any new federal law banning or restricting ownership of a semi-automatic firearm is unenforceable

MO - HB177 Establishes the Abortion-inducing Drugs Safety Act which places restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs

MO - HB191 Establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act

MO - HB196 Changes the laws regarding unemployment benefits, requires the Department of Economic Development to establish the Missouri Works Training Program, and establishes the Missouri Works Job Training Joint Legislative Oversight Committee

MO - HB197 Changes the laws regarding the collection of special assessments by county collectors and the distribution of funds from a county special road and bridge levy and establishes the STAR Bonds Financing Act

MO - HB205 Affirms the right of persons to raise livestock in a humane manner without the state imposing an undue economic burden on livestock owners

MO - HB220 Changes the laws regarding arrearages and the expungement of certain records related to criminal nonsupport

MO - HB221 Establishes the Missouri Export Incentive Act to encourage foreign trade through international airports in Missouri

MO - HB222 Authorizes a state and local sales and use tax exemption on items related to data storage centers and server farm facilities

MO - HB223 Authorizes an income tax credit for the eligible costs of bringing a sporting event to the state

MO - HB236 Establishes the Minority Business Enterprise and Women's Business Enterprise Oversight Review Committee to assist these business enterprises in bidding on state contracts

MO - HB237 Specifies that a title lender is liable for the actions of the persons employed or contracted by him or her to take possession of titled personal property upon the expiration or default of a title loan

MO - HB238 Authorizes a one-time expungement of certain criminal records including a conviction for any nonviolent crime, misdemeanor, or nonviolent drug violation

MO - HB239 Specifies that no person applying for state employment, public assistance, or state housing assistance can be required to disclose any prior nonviolent felony plea or conviction with certain exceptions

MO - HB240 Establishes the Malcolm X Day Commission to organize activities and events in honor of the civil rights leader

MO - HB241 Repeals the provision allowing the Board of Probation and Parole to charge an offender an intervention fee as a condition of parole

MO - HB242 Establishes the Economic Development Grant Program to be used to reopen a closed manufacturing factory

MO - HB243 Allows certain small businesses to be eligible to claim any state tax credit, deduction, and other exemption from tax that specified corporations are allowed to claim

MO - HB246 Establishes the Missouri Supporting Families Income Tax Holiday Act which allows an exemption from state withholding taxes for state employees in a specified month determined by the Department of Revenue

MO - HB247 Removes the statute of limitation for certain actions to recover damages regarding child abuse and sexual offenses committed against a child and allows prosecutions for child abuse to be commenced at any time

MO - HB248 Increases, from no later than 15 days to no later than 60 days, the time after a child's birth that the father has to file an action to establish paternity prior to an adoption or to file a notice with the Putative Father Registry

MO - HB249 Limits the amount of interest a title lender can charge on a title loan and requires the average interest rate being charged by credit unions to be made available to the public and updated at least quarterly

MO - HB253 Changes the laws regarding the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, tax amnesty, the community development district tax, income tax, sales and use taxes, use tax nexus, and the transportation development tax

MO - HB261 Allows any public school to offer dating abuse information in its health curriculum in grades seven through 12

MO - HB262 Establishes the Sickle Cell Standing Committee to study and make recommendations regarding the impact of sickle cell disease on urban communities

MO - HB263 Designates July 3 of each year as "Organ Donor Recognition Day"

MO - HB266 Establishes the Task Force on Alternative Confinement for Victims of Human Sex Trafficking within the Department of Public Safety

MO - HB276 Authorizes any school district to designate a teacher or administrator as a school protection officer who may carry concealed firearms after he or she has met specified minimum training requirements

MO - HB277 Authorizes an exemption from the motor fuel tax for motor fuel used in watercraft in this state

MO - HB279 Specifies that a recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits who makes an electronic benefit transaction at any casino or gaming establishment will be ineligible for benefits for three years

MO - HB297 Requires the Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver to mandate the use of photo identification for continued eligibility in the food stamp program

MO - HB298 Requires an ultrasound to be conducted and reviewed with the pregnant woman prior to the 24-hour waiting period for an abortion

MO - HB300 Specifies that the criteria for domestic assault in the third degree includes three responses by law enforcement for alleged abuse or violation of an order of protection by the same person

MO - HB334 Exempts farm work performed by children under 16 years of age from certain child labor requirements

MO - HB343 Changes the laws regarding public assistance benefits

MO - HB350 Prohibits the publication of any identifying information of firearm owners and prohibits health care professionals from being required to inquire, document, or disclose a patient's status as a firearm owner

MO - HB372 Establishes the Business Premises Safety Act

MO - HB377 Removes the expiration date of certain provisions of the Open Meetings and Records Law

MO - HB378 Prohibits a licensed pharmacy from being required to carry or maintain in inventory any specific prescription or nonprescription drug or device

MO - HB379 Allows an applicant for a concealed carry endorsement to have the fingerprint background check be done anonymously for an additional fee

MO - HB380 Changes the laws regarding the deductions of certain net profits and caps the aggregate amount the Department of Economic Development may issue for all tax credits

MO - HB386 Establishes the Abortion Ban for Sex Selection and Genetic Abnormalities Act of 2013 to prohibit an abortion solely due to the sex of the unborn child or a genetic abnormality diagnosis

MO - HB388 Establishes the Parent and Community School Information Act that requires a simplified letter-grade report card for each public school building and each charter school

MO - HB389 Authorizes a tax credit for qualified research expenses, limits the annual total credits to $10 million, limits the qualified research activities, and specifies how the credits are to be issued

MO - HB398 Allows an electrical corporation to file a petition with the Missouri Public Service Commission to recover specified infrastructure replacement costs

MO - HB400 Establishes requirements for the administration of RU-486 or any other abortion-inducing drug or chemical

MO - HB421 Changes the laws regarding the use of gold and silver coins issued by the federal government as legal tender

MO - HB432 Authorizes the Missouri Public Service Commission to appear, participate, and intervene in any federal, state, or other administrative, regulatory, or judicial proceeding

MO - HB436 Establishes the Second Amendment Preservation Act which rejects all federal acts that infringe on a Missouri citizens' rights under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution

MO - HB437 Changes the laws regarding underground facility safety

MO - HB438 Allows certain out-of-state colleges and universities to authorize the use of their official school emblems on special license plates.

MO - HB443 Establishes a pilot program to increase the visitation rights of children with incarcerated parents

MO - HB444 Establishes the Parent Time For Missouri Program in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow parents and legal guardians paid leave from work to help their children in their school

MO - HB455 Requires the Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver to mandate the use of photo identification for continued eligibility in the food stamp program administered in this state

MO - HB457 Specifies that anyone providing medical services cannot be required to perform or participate in activities that violate his or her conscience or principles

MO - HB474 Requires members of the General Assembly to be subject to random drug testing during the legislative session

MO - HB477 Changes the laws regarding bullying in schools

MO - HB495 Prohibits a seller or lessor in a sales or lease transaction or any credit card issuer from imposing a surcharge on a consumer using a credit card for the transaction

MO - HB511 Authorizes the expungement for specified offenses and increases the surcharge on petitions for expungement from $100 to $500

MO - HB512 Changes the laws regarding the possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and the possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia

MO - HB514 Changes the laws regarding midwifery

MO - HB524 Prohibits all drivers, regardless of age, from text messaging while operating a moving vehicle unless the device being used is equipped with technology allowing for voice-recognition hands-free texting

MO - HB529 Allows certain felons to be eligible for food stamp program benefits

MO - HB533 Changes the laws regarding firearms

MO - HB535 Changes the laws regarding sexual offenses against a child

MO - HB536 Creates a phased-in individual income tax deduction for business income and reduces the corporate income tax rate over a five-year period

MO - HB546 Increases the excise tax on cigarettes of 17 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes by 4 cents per pack per year for four years until the excise tax on cigarettes reaches 33 cents per pack

MO - HB555 Exempts motorcyclists 21 years of age and older from wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or motortricycle and allows a temporary motorcycle instruction permit holder to renew the permit two additional times

MO - HB556 Changes the time for a man to file an action to establish paternity or file with the putative father registry from 15 days to 60 days after the birth of the child

MO - HB564 Changes the laws regarding the crimes of animal neglect and animal abuse and creates the crime of animal trespass

MO - HB586 Guarantees the right to conduct and participate in rodeos in this state and prohibits a restriction on the conducting of or participation in rodeos

MO - HB615 Changes the laws regarding complaints filed with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights regarding discrimination based upon a person's sexual orientation or gender identity

MO - HB624 Changes the laws regarding sexual offender registration

MO - HB626 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to establish a grant program for unaccredited and provisionally accredited districts that commit to extended school time

MO - HB627 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB632 Designates December 4 as "Alpha Phi Alpha Day" in Missouri in honor of the first Black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans

MO - HB644 Repeals the provisions that allow the use of the death penalty in Missouri

MO - HB686 Allows an individual at a general election to vote a straight party line ticket by voting for all candidates of the same political party with a single punch or mark

MO - HB687 Allows an employee who is injured on the job to select his or her own health care provider to cure and relieve the effects of the injury at the expense of the employer

MO - HB688 Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and allows its use for medicinal purposes under certain conditions

MO - HB726 Creates the Missouri Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial Fund and changes the distribution of funds from the professional athletes and entertainers tax

MO - HB732 Prohibits any health care professional, except a mental health professional, from inquiring of a patient whether the patient has a firearm in his or her home or on his or her property

MO - HB742 Requires the Department of Corrections to perform specified actions to improve the ability of inmates to obtain employment upon release from incarceration

MO - HB743 Requires the establishment of a process by which a student in an unaccredited district who is enrolled in a public school that is not A+ designated can receive reimbursement under the A+ Schools Program

MO - HB756 Establishes a prisoner re-entry program within the Department of Corrections for an offender who has served his or her full sentence and is relocating to St. Louis upon release

MO - HB764 Allows Kansas City to impose an additional court cost of up to a $7 per case for each municipal ordinance violation case

MO - HB776 Creates the crimes of assault of an employee of a mass transit system in the first, second, and third degree

MO - HB785 Changes the laws regarding the confiscation of animals

MO - HB787 Prohibits the Department of Revenue from retaining copies of source documents used to obtain driver's licenses and nondriver's licenses

MO - HB797 Authorizes a community children's services fund to expend funds to provide preventative services for children

MO - HB802 Requires moneys in a County Law Enforcement Restitution Fund to be used for specified purposes for sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys

MO - HB804 Increases membership of the Highways and Transportation Commission to seven commissioners and requires new appointees to be residents of different Department of Transportation geographic districts

MO - HB817 Specifes that beginning in fiscal year 2015, moneys to be deposited into the Missouri Revolving Information Technology Trust Fund must be collected by the Office of Administration for actual costs incurred

MO - HB818 Prohibits a state agency or department from constructing, enabling, maintaining, participating in, or developing a database of the number or type of firearms, ammunition, or accessories that an individual possesses

MO - HB832 Proposes a sales tax holiday week for products that are made in the USA

MO - HB840 Requires the Department of Revenue to indemnify local fee offices if, during the course of its official duties and pursuant to state law or regulations, the fee office is sued

MO - HB847 Changes the laws regarding civil contempt for failure to appear for debt collection

MO - HB862 Establishes a procedure for the removal of civil judgment court records from a publically accessible automated case management system

MO - HB864 Requires the Director of the Department of Revenue to enter into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and changes the laws regarding taxation

MO - HB873 Establishes the Missouri Tuition Equity Act, which requires a Missouri higher education institution that receives state funding to recognize a student as a Missouri resident for tuition purposes under specified circumstances

MO - HB874 Authorizes a tax exemption for olympic medalists

MO - HB908 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB919 Specifies that the open records and meetings law and its exceptions apply to individual members of the General Assembly

MO - HB948 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB966 Changes the eligibility requirements for medical assistance under the MO HealthNet program

MO - HB1031 Eliminates the corporate income tax imposed on Missouri businesses beginning in 2014

MO - HJR10 Proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a four-sevenths voter majority approval of an initiative petition related to crop production, livestock, or agriculture in order for it to take effect

MO - HJR11 Proposes a constitutional amendment affirming the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices

MO - HJR15 Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of every citizen to possess or purchase ammunition for the proper functioning of arms must not be infringed or limited

MO - HJR17 Proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting state appropriations in any fiscal year from exceeding certain limits

MO - HJR19 Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that each citizen has an inherent liberty that includes being able to make decisions regarding lawful health care related services or products

MO - HCR8 A resolution against the adoption of a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty

MO - HCR9 Strongly urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Transparency Act to require a complete audit of the Federal Reserve Bank

MO - HCR10 Designates April 2013 as "Donate Life Month" in Missouri

MO - HCR11 Designates the week of March 24, 2013, as "Colon Cancer Awareness Week" in Missouri

MO - HCR12 Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to secure a permanent home in the nation's capital at the National Mall

MO - HCR13 Designates the week of May 12 - 18, 2013, as "Sickle Cell Awareness Week" in the State of Missouri

MO - HCR14 Designates August 1, 2013, as "Minority Organ Donor Awareness Day" in Missouri

MO - HCR15 Designates December 15, 2013, as "American Red Cross Minority Blood Drive Day" in Missouri

MO - HCR20 Supports lawful legislative action which protects the rights of gun owners, addresses the mental health issues that threaten public safety, and ensures that only law-abiding citizens have access to firearms

MO - HCR32 Urges the U.S. Congress to support the development of a rare earth element refinery and create a Thorium Bank

MO - HCR35 Requests the Attorney General to argue on appeal that the federal contraception mandate violates the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act as well as the First Amendment of the Constitution

MO - HCR36 Establishes Missouri's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution

MO - SB170 Allows members of public governmental bodies to cast roll call votes in a meeting if the member is participating via videoconferencing