1-26-24 VIDEO: Law mandating maintenance for children whose parents die in DUI crashes conceived in Missouri, has gone global, still proposed hereOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The woman who is the driving force behind the idea says it’s time for it to be enacted where it began: Missouri. |
1-19-24 House effort to offer more, and cheaper, child care advanced by committeeOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A proposal aimed at expanding child care in Missouri, which received broad House support last year, is among the earliest of bills to be approved by a House committee this year. |
1-16-24 Missouri House legislative effort to stem veteran suicide continuesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Veteran suicide is an issue the Missouri House of Representatives has sought to address for some time, and in the past year it touched the life of the man who has led that effort. |
01-03-24 VIDEOS: 2024 session opening day Republican and Democrat press conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats addressed reporters and answered questions after the first day of the 2024 legislative session, |
01-08-24 House Republicans and Democrats agree: FRA must passOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
One thing Republicans and Democrats in the Missouri House agree on is that the legislature must renew Federal Reimbursement Allowance (FRA) legislation this year, or a massive hole will be blown out of the state’s operating budget. |
12-18-23 House plan would stabilize Missourians’ vehicle property tax valuesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missourians in recent years have been slapped with high and increasing property tax bills for their vehicles, and state lawmakers are going to try again this year to stem that. |
12-29-23 Blair's Law against 'celebratory gunfire' back for 2024 sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
For the twelfth time, Missouri legislators will be asked by the mother of a little girl killed by a stray bullet to increase penalties for the careless firing of guns. |
12-01-23 Bill Prefiling for the 2024 Legislative Session BeginsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Bills that are prefiled are officially introduced on the first day of the session, January 3. Members have the ability to introduce bills until March 1. |
11-28-23 Attempt to stem catalytic converter thefts to return in 2024 sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House in the last two years has given overwhelming approval to bills that would make such thefts a felony, while requiring additional reporting to the state from entities that purchase catalytic converters. |
10-24-23 Families no longer have to pay for highway memorials for fallen first responders and service peopleOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Under the the “FA Paul Akers, Junior, and LCPL Jared Schmitz Memorial Sign Funding Act,” memorials for fallen veterans, police officers, and firefighters, and for those missing in action, will no longer be paid for by the families of those individuals. |
10-11-23 House legislation enables safe place to surrender newborns in MissouriOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The first Baby Box in Missouri has been installed, and more are coming. |
9-26-23 Missouri adds historic Hawken rifle to list of State SymbolsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A rifle that was created in St. Louis and was integral to the shaping of the West is now Missouri’s Official State Rifle. |
9-13-23 Republican post-veto session press conferenceOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans addressed reporters and fielded questions after the close of the veto session. |
9-12-23 State Rep. Jon Patterson Selected as Speaker-Elect by Missouri House Majority CaucusOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives Majority Caucus selected State Representative Jonathan Patterson to serve as the next Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. |
9-8-23 Birth Certificates language will help escapes from domestic violenceOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A provision in Senate Bill 28 will provide free copies of birth certificates when those are requested by victims. |
8-25-23 Enhanced distracted driving law sends message: don't text while drivingOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A new law creates a ban that covers holding a phone; the typing or sending of text-based messages; video calls or broadcasting or otherwise recording and sharing videos; and watching videos or movies. |
8-11-23 Tax Credit Legislation Expected to Bring More Film Productions, Concerts to MissouriOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
More television, movie, and concert productions could be coming to Missouri after the legislature approved tax credits targeting the entertainment industry. |
7-28-23 Expired temp tags to phase out as vehicle dealers collect sales tax under new lawOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Many Missourians will be pleased to know that expired temporary license tags on vehicles could soon become a thing of the past, under one of the bills signed into law earlier this month. |
7-14-23 911 Dispatchers get 'First Responder' status, more mental health help optionsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri 911 dispatchers will now be considered “first responders” in state statute under legislation that becomes effective next month. That will bring a lot of changes, including increased access to mental health resources. |
6-29-23 Transitional 'benefit cliff' legislation would help more Missourians take raises, drop state assistanceOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A plan that would allow Missourians who are on certain state financial assistance programs to gradually get off of them without falling off a so-called “benefits cliff” is one of the things awaiting action from Governor Mike Parson. |
6-9-23 Legislature's action could ease escapes from domestic violence, governor's action awaitedOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A provision in Senate Bill 28 would waive the fee for a copy of a birth certificate when it is requested by a victim of domestic violence. |
6-6-23 Bills could help Missourians with disabilities advance their careers, get marriedOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missourians living with disabilities could no longer have to reject raises and promotions, or even choose not to get married, in order to keep receiving needed state assistance, under legislation now awaiting the governor’s action. |
5-31-23 Twelve year push gets increased penalties for 'celebratory gunfire' to governor's desk for first timeOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
“Blair’s Law” would increase the penalty for recklessly firing guns into the air and, backers hope, raise awareness about how dangerous that practice is. |
5-19-23 Extension of postpartum coverage for low-income mothers expected to save lives, awaits governor's actionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
One of the measures the Missouri legislature approved before its session ended last week could save and improve the lives of mothers and their infants, and get the state out of the basement in state rankings for infant and maternal mortality. |
5-12-23 VIDEOS: House Republican and Democrat final day of session press conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats wrapped up the 2023 session speaking to reporters and fielding questions: |
5-11-23 Expansion of adoption tax credit sent to governorOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri legislators hope one of the bills they’ve sent to the governor will lead to more children being adopted into loving homes. |
5-9-23 Ban of invasive medical exams without consent sent to governorOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Legislators were told that medical students and residents have been allowed and even directed to perform anal, prostate, or pelvic examinations on unconscious patients as part of their instruction, sometimes without those patients’ consent. |
5-9-23 House votes unanimously for child sexual abuse victims to have more time to sueOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The bill reached the floor too late to become law this year, but its sponsor hopes that vote will give it momentum for future sessions. |
5-5-23 Legislature votes to incent film productions, touring musicians to come to MissouriOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House lawmakers have for years bemoaned the fact that major motion picture and television productions bypass the Show-Me State for states with better incentive packages – even productions that are set in Missouri. |
5-5-23 VIDEOS: Republican and Democrat media conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats wrapped up the penultimate week of the session by speaking to reporters and fielding questions, especially about passing the Fiscal Year 2024 budget: |
5-3-23 Help for low-income and disabled Missourians a focus in final days of sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
In the House, proposals that would help Missourians with disabilities, those with low incomes, and new mothers on state assistance, are being given every chance to become law before the end of the session next week. |
4-28-23 Physical therapists to no longer require referrals after Governor signs new lawOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The first legislation signed into law out of this session will get Missourians in front of the caregivers they need more quickly and with less cost. |
4-27-23 Dispatchers ask for help dealing with PTSD, seek 'first responder' designationOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
First responders – which state statute currently defines as firefighters, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical personnel - are afforded mental health resources, and several legislators say those should also be available to dispatchers. |
4-27-23 VIDEOS: Republicans' and Democrats' end of the week media conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats spoke to the media and fielded questions before legislators went home for the weekend: |
4-20-23 VIDEOS: Republicans' and Democrats' end of the week media conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats spoke to the media and fielded questions before legislators went home for the weekend: |
4-13-23 VIDEO: House Republican and Democrat press conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats spoke to the media and fielded questions before legislators went home for the weekend: |
4-11-23 As swatting incidents spike House weighs tougher penaltiesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
False reports of school shootings and other crimes have been rampant for months throughout the United States, and the state House is considering a bill to deal with such crimes. |
4-6-23 House votes to extend opportunities for more jobs, greater salaries to persons with disabilitiesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Backers say the legislation will let people with disabilities simply live their lives. |
4-6-23 VIDEO: House Democrats end of week press conferenceOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Democrats spoke to the media and fielded questions before legislators went home for the weekend. |
4-4-23 Proposed Parkinson's registry could foster work toward treatments and a cureOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri could be a leader in creating a knowledge base to help understand and fight Parkinson’s disease, under a bill approved by a House committee. |
3-30-23 Democrats press conference after passage of House budget proposalOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House today voted to send its proposed Fiscal Year 2024 budget to the Senate. House Democrats spoke to the media and answered questions about that spending plan. |
3-31-23 House votes to bar invasive patient exams without consentOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House voted unanimously to end the practice of performing certain invasive medical exams on patients who are unconscious and have not given consent. |
3-27-23 House budget proposal aims to help people when they want help with addictionsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The proposal includes $4.5-million for a drug treatment network that targets people with addiction issues at a most crucial time: when they want help, and before they get discouraged and fall away. |
3-23-23 House votes to increase state efforts against veteran suicideOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The bill directs the Missouri Veterans Commission to work with the Department of Mental Health to come up with recommendations on how Missouri can prevent veteran suicide |
3-23-23 VIDEOS: House Republican and Democrat end of week media conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Republicans and Democrats addressed reporters and fielded media questions after the close of business for the week: |
3-17-23 House bill would keep high schoolers' personal finance curriculum up to dateOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 809 would require that a work group review the mandated curriculum every seven years to make sure it’s keeping with the times. |
3-15-23 PHOTO GALLERY: House fresh off renovation for '23 sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
When the Missouri House convened in January for this, the 102nd General Assembly, it did so in a freshly renovated House Chamber featuring new voting and message boards; refinished woodwork; updated wiring; and most importantly, badly needed new carpeting. |
3-9-23 VIDEO: Republican and Democrat press conferences going into legislative Spring BreakOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
With the session having reached its halfway point, leadership from each caucus evaluated the work that's been done and looked ahead: |
3-7-23 'The Art of Being Me' tackles mental health stigmas in the Missouri CapitolOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Participants in The Art of Being Me hope to inspire others to share their stories, to seek help, and to reduce stigmas surrounding mental health issues. |
3-3-23 House bills would help Missourians with vehicle taxation, stem temp tag 'abuse'On Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
One would address a years-old issue regarding temporary license tags. The other would stem the hiking of property taxes on vehicles that are getting older with increasing mileage. |
3-2-23 VIDEO: Republican and Democrat media conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
After the close of House business for the week, leadership from each caucus spoke and fielded media questions: |