KC Reporter

The General Assembly reconvened on Monday, February 6, 2023, for a busy week, including a joint session to receive the State of the Judiciary address from Chief Justice Paul Wilson.

The Senate has sent seven bills and one joint resolution to the House for consideration:

• SS SCS SBs 3 & 69 (Hoskins), relating to the promotion of business development
• SS SB 25 (Hough), relating to a tax exemption for certain federal grants
• SB 51 (Eslinger), relating to the scope of practice for physical therapists
• SS SCS SB 100 (Eigel), relating to legal tender
• SB 109 (Bernskoetter), relating to mining
• SS SB 111 (Bernskoetter), relating to the administration of state employees
• SS SB 116 (Brown – 16), relating to the disposition of the dead
• SS SJR 3 (Koenig), relating to taxation

Additionally, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the Senate perfected SS#2 SCS SBs 4, 42 & 89 (Koenig), relating to elementary and secondary education, which is now on the Formal Calendar – Senate Bills for Third  Reading.  As of Friday, February 10, 2023, there are twenty-four Senate bills on the Formal and Informal Calendars – Senate Bills for Perfection.    

The House has sent two bills to the Senate for consideration: 

• HCS HBs 115 & 99 (Shields), relating to the scope of practice for physical therapists
• HCS HB 301 (Roberts), relating to public safety

On Thursday, February 9, 2023, HCS HJR 43 (Henderson), relating to constitutional amendments, was referred to the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee and scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, February 13, 2023.  HJR 43 proposes to raise the threshold for voter approval of proposed constitutional amendments from a simple majority to sixty percent of the votes cast.  On the same day, the House also perfected HCS HB 14 (Smith), an early supplemental appropriations bill that includes a proposed pay raise for state employees.

To see more bills of interest, organized by subject or practice area, visit The Missouri Bar’s Legislative Engagement Center (and bookmark the page).  These bills of interest feeds are automatically updated with the latest status of the bills listed and provide links to individual bill webpages.  The bills of interest listed at the end of this update are just a sample of those already introduced this year, many of which could significantly impact the administration of justice, the integrity of the judiciary, or the dignity of the profession of law.    If you have any questions or comments about specific legislation, please contact Government Relations staff at 573-659-2280 or govrel@mobar.org for more information.   

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