Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a ...

The House's existing dress code defined proper attire for women as "dresses or skirts or slacks worn with a blazer or sweater and appropriate dress shoes or boots," according to the St. Louis Post ...

The dress code and rules for the House were adopted Wednesday, by a 105-51 vote in the Republican-led chamber. State Rep. Ann Kelley (R) proposed the changes to the dress code.

Rep. Jon Brien, the lone Independent in the House, wants to beef up the House dress code. The Senate already has a dress code that survived a 2021 challenge by a new generation of mostly young ...