Date of Birth: March 3rd, 1960
Education: East Preston High School
Occupation: Coal Miner
Spouse: Patty Smith
Children: Amy J. and husband Tim Wotring; R. Scott Smith and wife Beth
Parents: George and Iola Clem
Religion: Protestant
Town of Birth: Oakland, MD
Affiliations: Member, National Rifle Association; Brookside Church of the Brethren; FFA Alumni Assoc., CTE Advisory Board
SPONSORED LEGISLATION, 2024Senator Smith was the Lead Sponsor of 26 bills | |||
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 167 | Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions | Pending | |
| SB 193 | Relating to long-term care and substance abuse treatment | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| SB 229 | Relating to proceeds and application of hotel occupancy tax | Pending | |
| SB 230 | Creating WV Coal Marketing Program | Pending | |
| SB 231 | Clarifying wind power projects taxation | Pending | Finance |
| SB 232 | Special Road Repair Fund | Pending | |
| SB 233 | Relating to nomination and election of congressional candidates | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 234 | Prohibiting turkey hunting with rifle | Pending | Agriculture |
| SB 235 | Applying penalties for nonpayment of royalties under terms of oil and natural gas leases | Pending | |
| SB 281 | Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects | Pending | Agriculture |
| SB 282 | Relating to funding for volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services units | Pending | |
| SB 283 | Relating to use of force, including deadly force, in defense of self, real, and personal property | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 284 | Fetal Heartbeat Act | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| SB 285 | Allowing county commissions to impose amusement tax | Pending | |
| SB 286 | Relating to time limitation for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims | Pending | Banking and Insurance |
| SB 287 | Requiring certain probationers to participate in work release program and spend six months in work release center | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 288 | Allocating proceeds of sales tax from sale of parts, tires, repair and maintenance services for motor vehicles to State Road Fund | Pending | |
| SB 298 | Providing tax credit to certain disabled veterans for lifetime hunting, trapping, and fishing license | Pending | Finance |
| SB 317 | Transferring child welfare enforcement responsibilities to State Police | Pending | Health and Human Resources |
| SB 366 | Requiring DHHR file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 389 | Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler | Pending | |
| SB 464 | Establishing residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination and election to US Congress | Pending | Judiciary |
| SB 532 | Orphan Oil and Gas Well Prevention Act of 2024 | Pending | |
| SB 596 | Relating to administration of WV Water Pollution Control Act and Underground Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Storage | Pending | |
| SB 617 | Exempting certain meat processes from consumers sales and service tax | Pending | Finance |
| SB 737 | Eliminating tax exemption of state-owned real property | Pending | Finance |
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