Legislative Update
The Missouri General Assembly is continuing to work through more than 2,500 bills filed this session. In an effort to advance their priorities, lawmakers are adding bills as amendments to other pieces of legislation. However, some of these amendments are being stripped out in committee, as concerns grow that controversial provisions could jeopardize the passage of entire bills.
The following bills have passed out of both the Senate and House. They now go to Governor Kehoe for his consideration.
SB 98 (Crawford, R-Buffalo) creates the offense of financial institution fraud. Several amendments were added in the House including provisions establishing a trusted contact program for banks and credit unions.
HB 296 (Kalberloh, R-Lowry City) changes the annual testing requirements for school bus drivers to biennial and raises the age for required testing from 70 to 75.
HB 737 (Schmidt, R-Lebanon) is a large bill related to the protection of children.
Senate and House Conference Committees will meet next week to finalize the budget, which must be delivered to Governor Kehoe on May 6.
Prop A’s paid sick time benefits begin today. Employers must retain records documenting the hours worked by employees and their accrued earned paid sick time. The documents must be retained for three years.
HB 567 (Gallick, R-Belton) would provide clarity for business owners, but the Missouri Senate has not voted on it yet.
There’s only two weeks left to get important, good legislation “Truly Agreed and Finally Passed”.
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Real ID Act
The REAL ID Act requires REAL ID-compliant identification for boarding domestic flights, accessing certain federal facilities and entrance to nuclear power plants. This applies to state identification cards as well as drivers’ licenses. If you do not have a REAL ID yet, you will need to visit your License Bureau or DMV with certain documents. The deadline is May 7th.
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