Conference Committee Substitute

STEM WEEK (Section 9.138)

This act requires the Governor to annually issue a proclamation setting apart the first week of March as "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Week" rather than "Math, Engineering, Technology, and Science (METS) Week".

STATE LEGISLATOR REMEMBRANCE MONTH (Section 9.368)

This act designates January of each year as "State Legislator Remembrance Month" in memory of all state legislators who died while in office.

WOMEN VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY (Section 9.369)

This act designates June 12 of each year as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day".

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY (Section 9.371)

This act designates the first Saturday of October of each year as "Breast Cancer Awareness Day".

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY (Section 9.372)

This act designates the third Saturday of October of each year as "Domestic Violence Awareness Day".

ALBERT PUJOLS DAY (Section 9.373)

This act designates January 16 of each year as "Albert Pujols Day".

SHELLEY V. KRAEMER DAY (Section 9.374)

This act designates May 3 of each year as "Shelley v. Kraemer Day".

K.C. WOLF DAY (Section 9.377)

This act designates November 23 of each year as "K.C. Wolf Day".

LLOYD GAINES DAY (Section 9.378)

This act designates March 19 as "Lloyd Gaines Day".

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH (Section 9.379)

This act designates the month of May as "Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month".

BAKER SERVICE APPRECIATION DAY (Section 9.387)

This act designates April 16 of each year as "Baker Service Appreciation Day".

OFFICIAL STATE RIFLE (Section 10.246)

This act designates the Hawken rifle as the official state rifle.

UFO CAPITALS OF MISSOURI (Section 10.247)

This act designates the city of Piedmont and the county of Wayne as the "UFO Capitals of Missouri".

GERMAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR (Section 226.1150)

This act adds Perry County to the region designated as the "German Heritage Corridor of Missouri".

This provision is identical to HB 200 (2023).

STARS AND STRIPES HISTORIC REGION OF MISSOURI (Section 226.1160)

This act establishes the "Stars and Stripes Historic Region of Missouri". The Department of Transportation may place suitable markings and informational signs within the region, with the costs to be paid by private donation.

These provisions are similar to SB 849 (2022), and HCS/HB 1562 (2022).

FEES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNATIONS (Sections 227.296, 227.297, and 227.299)

This act establishes the "FA Paul Akers Jr and LCPL Jared Schmitz Memorial Sign Funding Act". The act provides that beginning August 28, 2023, all costs associated with the designation of bridges or highways honoring deceased Missouri veterans who died in the line of duty, Missouri members of the Armed Forces who are missing in action, deceased Missouri law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, or deceased Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty shall be paid by the Department of Transportation.

These provisions are similar to HCS/HBs 882 & 518 (2023) and provisions in HCS/HB 805 (2023).

DON WELGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE (Section 227.818)

This act designates the Missouri portion of the new bridge on State Highway 51 crossing over the Mississippi River in Perry County to the Missouri/Illinois state line as the "Don Welge Memorial Bridge".

The act directs the Missouri Department of Transportation to collaborate with the Illinois Department of Transportation in establishing and maintaining signs designating the bridge, with the costs to be paid by private donation.

These provisions are similar to HB 487 (2023).

MAJOR LEE BERRA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (Section 227.834)

This act designates "Major Lee Berra Memorial Highway" in St. Louis County.

ERIC VANDER WEERD