Rep. Richard Smith
Republican - GA - 139th district
Limited Government Rating
2023: 51.25%
100.00%
81.82%
100.00%
15.38%
57.14%
50.00%
66.67%
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Lawmaker Position
SB 92
House 2023
2xStrengthening Public Safety by Creating a Commission to Remove Activist Prosecutors Who Refuse to Enforce Criminal Laws.
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SB 93
House 2023
1xStrengthening National Security by Banning TikTok and Other Chinese Government-Owned Applications from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices or Networks.
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SB 213
House 2023
2xCombatting Government Overreach by Preventing Localities from Overregulating New Homes within Manufactured Home Communities.
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SB 246
House 2023
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending and Government Central Planning through a "Nursing Faculty Program" Providing Student Loan Forgiveness.
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SB 3
House 2023
1xEnsuring Government Can Hire the Most Qualified and Talented Employees by Reducing College Degree Requirements.
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SB 44
House 2023
1xStrengthening Public Safety by Increasing Mandatory Minimums Sentences Under the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.
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HB 129
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency by Expanding Welfare Eligibility Under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
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HB 132
House 2023
1xProviding Regulatory Relief by Allowing the Use of "Ungraded Lumber" to Construct Structures which are Not Habitable Spaces.
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HB 147
House 2023
1xStrengthening School Security by Establishing Training Programs and an Additional Safety Measure Designed to Protect Students and Teachers.
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HB 280
House 2023
1xExpanding Innovation in the Insurance Sector by Authorizing Companies to Provide Incentives to Policy Holders to Encourage Improved Health or Financial Well Being.
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HB 301
House 2023
2xCombatting "Taxation through Citation" by Prohibiting Additional Fines and Fees for Certain Traffic Offenses Enforced by Cameras.
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HB 308
House 2023
1xGrowing Cronyism and Central Planning through an Extension and Expansion of Income Tax Credits for Medical Professionals who Provide Training Services.
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HB 318 (House Version)
House 2023
2xImproving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Reducing Barriers for Charter Schools.
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HB 343
House 2023
1xGrowing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Price Controls on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).
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HB 374
House 2023
2xCombatting Local Government Overreach by Prohibiting any Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers and Creating a Process for Residents to De-Annex from Cities.
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HB 404
House 2023
2xInfringing Property Rights and Raising Home Rental Costs by Lengthening the Eviction Process and Imposing a Series of New Mandates on Landlords.
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HB 408
House 2023
2xGrowing Cronyism and Central Planning by Extending Subsidies for "Competitive Project of Regional Significance" like Hyundai EVs.
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HB 412
House 2023
2xPromoting Economic Growth through Changes to Business Taxation Structures which Provide Tax Relief.
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HB 416
House 2023
1xImproving Access to Healthcare by Allowing Pharmacy Technicians to Administer Vaccines.
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SB 218
House 2023
1xReducing Recidivism by Helping Reformed Individuals Gain Employment by Providing Released Inmates with Identification Cards and Records of Educational and Work Programs.
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SB 220
House 2023
2xFueling Wasteful Spending through the Creation of the "Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund" to Incentivize Farmland Conservation and Food Production.
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SB 222
House 2023
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Prohibiting Private Funds for Election Administration.
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SB 233 (House version)
House 2023
3xImproving Educational Outcomes through School Choice - Implementing the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act".
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SB 47
House 2023
1xWeakening Property Rights through a Nanny-State Ban on Electronic Cigarettes or "Vaping" in Public.
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SB 61
House 2023
3xWorsening Government Interference in the Private Sector by Making the State's Sick Leave Mandates Permanent.
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SB 62
House 2023
1xStrengthening Public Safety by Ensuring Localities Enforce Ordinances Which Ban Homeless Encampments.
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SB 63 (House version)
House 2023
2xStrengthening Public Safety by Combatting "Catch-and-Release" Practices Under Pre-Trial Bail Laws.
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HB 453
House 2023
1xRepealing the Unjust Licensing Fee which Ambulance Services Providers were Forced to Pay into the Indigent Care Trust Fund.
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HB 462
House 2023
1xWeakening Public Safety through a Dangerous "Criminal Justice "Reform" Which "Raises the Age" and Reduces Penalties for Violent Crimes Committed by 17-Year-Olds.
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HB 545
House 2023
2xHiking Costs on Farmers and Growing Central Planning through the Creation of a "Georgia Citrus Commission" Check-Off Program.
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HB 581
House 2023
1xCombatting Government Cronyism by Requiring Analyses of Expiring Tax Credits and Exemptions.
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HB 85
House 2023
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating All Policies Provide Coverage for Biomarker Testing.
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HB 86
House 2023
1xGrowing Cronyism by Extending Tax Subsidies for Private Aquariums and Zoos.
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HR 603
House 2023
1xTaking Steps to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Expand Access by Studying Reforms to the State's Certificate of Need Laws.
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SB 1
House 2023
2xProtecting Individual Liberties by Permanently Banning Government-Imposed Covid-19 "Passports".
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SB 106
House 2023
1xGrowing Government Spending and Dependency through a New Pregnancy and Early Childhood "Home Visiting" Pilot Program.
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SB 109 (House version)
House 2023
2xImposing New Government Mandates in the Healthcare Industry and Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program to Provide Continuous Glucose Monitors.
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HB 505
House 2023
1xStrengthening Public Safety by Making Rioting a Felony Offense Rather than a Misdemeanor.
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HB 155
House 2023
2xExpanding Competition and Reducing Barriers to Employment through Occupational Licensing Reciprocity.
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HB 162
House 2023
1xProviding Slight Tax Relief through an Automatic Tax Refund Ranging between $250 and $500.
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HB 166
House 2023
1xReducing Staffing Shortages through the Elimination of Unnecessary Qualifications for Constables.
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HB 189
House 2023
2xHiking Taxpayer Road Maintenance Costs by Providing Agricultural and Farming Operations Special Exemptions from Maximum Weight Limits.
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HB 19
House 2023
3xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $32.4 Billion Budget (7.3% Increase) with Countless Provisions that Further Grow the Size and Scope of Government.
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HB 193
House 2023
1xIncreasing Taxpayer Costs by Subjecting Less Government Procurement to Competitive Bidding.
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HB 206
House 2023
2xAdvancing a Politicized "Climate Change" Agenda and Indebting Taxpayers to Create New Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities.
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HB 227
House 2023
1xStrengthening Public Safety by Enhancing Penalties for Damage or Disruption of Critical Infrastructure.
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HB 230
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Hiking Tax Rates by Authorizing a Referendum for an Additional Sales Tax in Richmond County to Fund an Entertainment Complex.
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HB 242
House 2023
2xFurther Punishing Motorists by Imposing Surcharges on all State Traffic Violations to Fund Drivers Education Programs.
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HB 249
House 2023
2xExpanding Wealth Redistribution by Expanding Subsidies for College and other Taxpayer-Funded Tuition Programs.
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HB 279
House 2023
1xGrowing the Regulatory State by Imposing New Mandates on Property Insurance Companies Concerning "Discounts" for Property Retrofits that Resist Natural Disasters.
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HB 520
House 2023
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending and Even Greater Government Interference in the Healthcare Industry through a $76 Million Mental Health Bill.
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SB 160
House 2023
2xReducing Business Costs through a Slight Reduction in the Contribution Rate to the State Unemployment Insurance System.
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HB 514 (House Version)
House 2023
1xQuickening Housing Construction and Reducing Costs by Ensuring Permitting and Zoning Decisions Involving Single Family Residences are Delivered within 180 Days.
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