2024 Missouri Legislative Session

The annual state budget and a tax that funds the bulk of Missouri’s Medicaid program are two things that must pass this session.

The Platte County Republican has sponsored legislation the last couple of sessions that would legalize sports betting.

Missouri House members passed 36 bills in the first half of the 2024 session, while senators voted 13 out of their chamber. There are eight weeks left in the legislative session.

A bill that would allow naturopathic doctors to become licensed in Missouri passed its first hurdle Wednesday.

Currently, minors 16 and 17 can get married with parental consent. Proposed legislation would make the marriage age 18 with no exceptions.

The St. Louis University/YouGov poll found many undecided voters as ballot campaign gathers signatures. The poll also found strong support for repealing the sales tax on food and sports wagering.

A new federal lawsuit argues that the Missouri law cementing state governance of KCPD was created “to keep Black people enslaved.” One of the women is Narene Crosby, whose son Ryan Stokes was killed by KCPD in 2013.

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the practice unconstitutional, Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, proposed legislation that would allow the death penalty in non-homicide cases.

The Shelbina Republican said much of the focus on the divides within the Missouri Senate Republican caucus could be a media creation as, in her view, “Anytime you have something that's negative, it gets the press corps' attention.”

The bill still needs the approval of the Senate.