Missouri House of Representatives

Legislation related to taxes and rolling back voter-approved ballot issues could be on the docket for the second half of the session.

With lawmakers set to take next week off, they leave having already accomplished one major priority.

Both bills now proceed to the Senate.

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.

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 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.

Speaker Jon Patterson said he expects the House to consider legislation clarifying divorce law as well as bills related to child care.

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.