Missouri House of Representatives

The House also passed legislation barring state funds from going to diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a bill shielding companies from having to place specific cancer warnings on pesticides.

The legislation would move control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from the mayor’s office to a board mainly appointed by the governor.

The House also passed bills to end the capital gains tax, preserve the assets of foster children and allow landlords to refuse tenants who get federal housing assistance.

Varios negocios hispanos cerrarán temporalmente la próxima semana como parte de un esfuerzo coordinado para resaltar las contribuciones económicas y culturales de los inmigrantes en la región tras los planes de deportación de Trump.

A number of Hispanic-owned businesses will temporarily close next week as part of a coordinated effort to highlight the contributions of immigrants to the region's economy and culture in the wake of Trump’s mass deportation plans.

The legislation requires school districts to develop cellphone use policies, including restricting them during instruction.

The two bills heard Wednesday are among several filed that would delay, alter or roll back Proposition A’s changes passed by voters in November.

The resolution, if passed by voters, would remove the provisions that were in Amendment 3 and instead allow abortion only in cases of rape, incest, medical emergencies or fetal anomalies.

The restrictions passed by state lawmakers in 2023 are currently set to expire in August 2027.

One bill being discussed in the Senate would include life imprisonment without parole as a punishment for immigration violations and would allow Missourians to collect $1,000 bounties for reporting people who are in the country without legal status.