Missouri legislation

Late Tuesday morning, May 13, 2025, current Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced the passing of former U.S. Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher S. "Kit" Bond. He was 86.

The House and Senate conference committees wrapped up two days of talks Thursday afternoon, finalizing a $53.5B budget for the coming fiscal year.

The Missouri House Committee on Elections is considering a bill that would make it a felony to threaten or harass election officials, along with other proposed election measures.

Governor Mike Parson allows SB 751 to come into law, ensuring Missourians can access essential medications locally by preserving the 340b program and easing COVID-era restrictions on pharmacies.

Many uniformed officers gathered in a Senate committee room to show support for the law named after their “fallen brother.” Valentine’s Law increases the penalty for attempting to flee from law enforcement to a felony.

Missouri's 2023 legislative session resulted in massive funding to raise child-care subsidies and fund Pre-K programs, surprising some advocates with the amounts. However, with a great deal of funding from remaining American Relief Program Act funds, some question what will happen when the money runs out in 2024.

The 2023 Missouri Legislature passed bills that will help struggling Missouri families, including extending Medicaid postpartum care for mothers and babies from 60 days to 12 months, adding a "step-down" process for losing SNAP and TANF benefits, and help with the cost of child care.

The legislature failed to pass a bill that aimed to forgive nearly $150 million in mostly federal benefits given to thousands of Missourians mistakenly during the height of the pandemic.

The GOP-controlled Missouri legislature passed several major initiatives in the just-completed 2021 session. But it wasn't exactly easy.

The state’s budget also provides funding for the public defender system and mistakenly paid unemployment benefits