Jefferson City — Missouri senators discuss Senate Bill 85, legislation that seeks to provide for the designation of local control school districts.

Jefferson City — Senate Joint Resolution 35, upon approval from Missouri voters, would modify provisions relating to property taxes. Missouri senators have given this resolution first-round approval.

Jefferson City — Senate Bill 39 seeks to establish guidelines for student participation in athletic contests organized by sex. Senate Bill 49 would establish the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act." Both of these measures now have preliminary Missouri Senate approval.

Jefferson City — House Joint Resolution 43 would, upon voter approval, modify provisions for constitutional amendments. Senate Bill 131 would modify provisions relating to firearms tax relief.

Jefferson City — The second half of the 2023 legislative session will commence at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 20. The First Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly will end at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 12.

Jefferson City — Senate Bill 17 would modify terms used in the elementary and secondary school funding formula. Senate Bill 75 seeks to modify provisions relating to public school retirement systems, including retirement allowance multiplier, working after retirement and increases for members in domestic partnership with reduced monthly payments.

Jefferson City — Senate Bills 3 & 69 seeks to modify provisions relating to the promotion of business development. Senate Bill 21 would modify the duration of unemployment benefits based on the unemployment rate.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators are away from the Capitol this week for lawmakers’ annual mid-session recess. The First Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly will resume on March 20.

Jefferson City — Among the measures that relate to foreign ownership on Missouri land is Senate Joint Resolution 38, which — upon voter approval — would prohibit foreign ownership of agricultural land in Missouri after Aug. 28, 2023.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators discuss Senate Bills 49, 236 & 164, a measure that would establish the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation, or SAFE, Act."

Jefferson City — Missouri senators return to Senate Bill 131, which would modify provisions relating to firearms tax relief, after the sponsor asks for a reconsideration of the vote on his proposal from last week.

Jefferson City — Senate Joint Resolution 41, upon voter approval, would create the Joint Committee on State Security. This is among several measures related to foreign ownership of Missouri land in-play this session.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators give Senate Bill 131 preliminary approval. This measure would modify provisions relating to firearms tax relief.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators discuss Senate Bill 151, which would authorize a property tax exemption for certain property used for childcare. This proposal would go on a future ballot.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee hears Senate Bill 210, legislation that seeks to allow for the curing of incomplete absentee ballot envelopes.

Senate Bills 45 & 90 awaits another Missouri Senate vote to send it to the Missouri House of Representatives. This measure would modify provisions relating to MO HealthNet.

Jefferson City — House Bill 14 is a supplemental budget for the current state fiscal year. Senate Bill 34 would authorize school districts to offer elective social studies courses on the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators give Senate Bills 45 & 90 preliminary approval. This measure would modify provisions relating to MO HealthNet services for pregnant and post-partum women.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators give Senate Bill 82 preliminary approval. This measure would modify provisions relating to public assistance.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators are more than one and one-half months into the 2023 legislative session. Session started on Jan. 4 and will end on May 12.

Jefferson City — Senate Bill 75 would modify provisions relating to public school retirement systems. Missouri senators gave this measure preliminary approval earlier this week.

Jefferson City — Senate Bills 94, 52, 57, 58 & 67 receives first-round Missouri Senate approval. This measure would establish tax credits for the production of certain entertainment.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee hears Senate Joint Resolution 10, which would — upon voter approval — modify the initiative petition process.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Select Committee on the Protection of Missouri Assets from Foreign Entities has been formed.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators give Senate Bills 4, 42 & 89 preliminary approval. This legislation would modify provisions regarding transparency in public schools and create the Parents' Bill of Rights Act of 2023.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators discuss Senate Bill 21, legislation that seeks to modify the duration of unemployment benefits, based on the unemployment rate.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators give Senate Bill 100 first-round approval. This measure would modify provisions relating to gold and silver.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators may soon discuss how initiative petitions are put onto ballots in our state. House Joint Resolution 43 would ask voters to modify provisions for constitutional amendments.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators discuss Senate Bills 4, 42 & 89. This measure would modify provisions regarding transparency in public schools and create the Parents' Bill of Rights Act of 2023.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Emerging Issues Committee hears Senate Bill 165. This proposal would create the "Save Women's Sports Act."

Jefferson City — Senate Bill 57 and Senate Bill 170 seek to establish the Entertainment Industry Jobs Act. Both of these measures await approval from a Missouri Senate committee.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators could begin discussing legislation on the floor of the Missouri Senate. There are currently four measures on the Missouri Senate calendar.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee hears Senate Bill 78, a proposal that would modify provisions relating to the operation of certain law enforcement agencies.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee hears Senate Bill 5, a measure that seeks to allow the enrollment of nonresident students in public school districts.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee hears Senate Bill 44, legislation that seeks to modify the process for maintaining voter registration rolls.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators move forward, after having heard legislative priorities from the executive branch last week. Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget is due in May. 

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Health and Welfare Committee hears Senate Bill 45 and Senate Bill 90, both of which seek to modify provisions relating to MO HealthNet services for pregnant and postpartum women.

Jefferson City — The Missouri Senate Economic Development and Tax Policy Committee hears Senate Bill 8. This legislation seeks to reduce the assessment percentage of personal property.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators will have a clearer picture of their expectations from the executive branch after the governor addresses lawmakers for his annual State of the State address.

Jefferson City — The current legislative session may mean revisiting a relatively new concern for some Missouri senators, under the umbrella of criminal justice reform.

Jefferson City — Among the issues Missouri senators may consider this year is starting salaries for our state’s teachers.

Jefferson City — The state’s economy may dictate such things as further tax cuts or new workforce development legislation. Committee assignments were made public yesterday (1/10). 

Jefferson City — Education remains a top priority for Missouri senators, especially those in leadership. Lawmakers hope to get the first legislation of the year moving soon, with the first committee hearing on the schedule this week.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators could learn new committee assignments this week. Committee hearings could start before the end of this month.

Jefferson City — Missouri senators await their committee assignments. Once these are made, lawmakers can start to hear the legislation that has been filed for the new legislative session. 

Jefferson City — The 2023 regular legislative session started Jan. 4 at noon. Of the 34 Missouri senators, eight are new to the upper chamber.

Jefferson City — Some Missouri senators may want to expand upon changes made to state tax code this past October. The 2023 regular legislative session will start Jan. 4.

Jefferson City — Some Missouri senators are already thinking ahead to the next fiscal year. In the meantime, the First Regular Session of the 102nd General Assembly will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 4.