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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:

2-28-23 Bills would have MODOT cover cost for highway memorial signs, not familiesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The families of fallen veterans, police officers, and firefighters, and of those missing in action, would no longer have to foot the bill.

2-24-23 House members push for lesser tax on feminine hygiene products, diapersOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The bipartisan group of legislators backing them say such a change would help some among the Missourians who most need relief, especially during this period of increased inflation.

2-23-23 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.

2-9-23 House Republican and Democrat end-of-week press conferencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri House Republicans and Democrats fielded media questions after wrapping up work for the week:

2-6-23 Legislators to MODOT and Conservation: get dead deer off the roadsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
are too many dead deer on the state’s roads and it’s hurting economic development and tourism.

Bipartisan set of bills would extend post-pregnancy healthcareOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is sponsoring legislation that they hope will save the lives of women and infants in Missouri, and in doing so, move the state farther from the bottom in the nation in infant and maternal mortality.

1-25-23 House efforts target suicide especially among veteransOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
One House member continues his push to reduce suicide in Missouri, particularly among the state's veterans.

1-18-23 House Democrats assess 2023 State of the State AddressOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) spoke and fielded reporters' questions.

1-13-23 RAP Act would govern when lyrics, other art can be evidence in criminal trialsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
ns are there after a jury considered the lyrics they wrote or listened to when weighing their guilt.

1-6-23 Missouri House opens 2023 sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House on Wednesday opened the first regular session of the 102nd General Assembly. Here are some scenes from the first day:

12-28-22 House plan would protect those calling for help in college hazing incidentsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
After some college students in Missouri and elsewhere in the U.S. have suffered permanent physical damage or even died following hazing incidents, one state lawmaker is proposing a law he thinks could help to protect students in this state.

12-06-22 Extension of restitution to all wrongly convicted prefiled for 2023 sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Right now, people convicted of felonies in Missouri but proven innocent by DNA evidence can be paid $100 for every day they were incarcerated after their conviction. People proven innocent by any other means get nothing.

9-29-22 House proposal would require licensure of religion-based boarding housesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
nstances of abuse in Missouri, such as those coming to light from the Agape Boarding House in Stockton.

8-23-22 House sponsor of ag tax credits ready for special sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Governor Mike Parson is calling legislators back to Jefferson City in two weeks for a special legislative session to address a number of proposals to support the state’s farmers.

7-21-22 Income tax cut, reform likely topics in expected special sessionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A tax break for most Missourians and a restructuring of the state’s income tax brackets will likely be considered by legislators in a special session that Governor Mike Parson (R) is expected to soon call.

7-1-22 House bill could put more traffickers behind barsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Governor Mike Parson (R) recently signed into law House Bill 1472 to change in state law definitions related to currency and money laundering.

6-3-22 Legislative package addresses domestic violence, traffickingOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri legislators passed a package of measures intended to protect victims of sexual and domestic violence and trafficking before the 2022 regular session drew to a close on May 13.

6-1-22 Legislature votes to strengthen Kansas City's shot at World CupOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri legislature has offered an assist to Kansas City’s bid at bringing the World Cup to Kansas City, and with it, hundreds of millions of dollars to the state’s economy.

5-26-22 VIDEO: Rep. Fitzwater bids the House 'farewell'On Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
“Our shared humanity should transcend politics. We should be human to each other even though we disagree.”

5-24-22 VIDEO: Rep. John Wiemann bids 'farewell' to the HouseOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
“I’ve been fortunate enough to have a lot of individuals in this building that I’ve made what I consider long-term relationships with.”

5-24-22 VIDEO: Rep. Bailey bids farewell to the HouseOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
“Being a voice for liberty, America, and all that she stands for has been my pure joy, greatest pleasure, and one of the best honors in my lifetime.”

5-25-22 VIDEO: Rep. Grier says goodbye to the HouseOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
“I am so grateful to each one of you. There are so many good people here in this room; so many people that care deeply about our state, that care deeply about each other, too.”

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