2024 Missouri Legislative Session

Lawmakers approved the original law last session. The fix widens who would be eligible for a property tax freeze.

Lawmakers sent a similar measure to Gov. Mike Parson last year. He vetoed it due to a proposal making it easier for people to get restitution for wrongful convictions and language around expungements.

The Missouri House refused to go to conference and wanted the Senate to adopt a version of the proposal with other provisions that critics call "ballot candy."

The wide-reaching legislation also includes provisions on electric vehicle charging stations, a land bank program and chicken ownership.

Bayer, the German company whose crop sciences division is based in St. Louis, has already paid out $10 billion for claims Roundup caused plaintiffs’ non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Members of the Freedom Caucus said the move to send the proposal to conference effectively kills what supporters call IP reform.

After an over 40-hour filibuster on the Senate side on the tax, the House passed it in less than 10 minutes.

Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work before adjournment.

The bills seek to regulate — or restrict — provisions around who can vote and how, the way votes are counted and other matters related to election security.

The Federal Reimbursement allowance is set to expire at the end of September. The bill in question would extend the tax through September 2029.