2025 Missouri Legislative Session

Missourians approved Proposition A, which raised the minimum wage and mandated paid sick leave, with 57% of the vote.

One bill has an estimated cost of almost $1.3 billion, most of which is the result of proposed income tax changes.

This year’s supplemental budget includes money for services for the developmentally disabled and avian flu response, among other programs.

The legislation now goes to the Missouri Senate, where similar bills have died in prior sessions.

With both chambers approving the legislation, the bill now goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who made the issue one of his priorities.

The St. Louis Democrat also discussed some of his legislative priorities on an episode of St. Louis Public Radio’s Politically Speaking podcast.

If the Missouri House passes the bill as is, the legislation then goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk.

The Senate also passed the CROWN Act, which would ban discrimination against natural Black hair in educational settings.

The Senate is expected to approve the bill on Monday. Because the Senate made changes to the House bill, it would go back to that chamber for another vote.

The money will fund the state government through the end of the current fiscal year. The legislature is required to pass a full budget for the next fiscal year before the legislative session ends.