Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House also passed legislation Thursday creating cross-reporting requirements for child and animal abuse cases. Here's what bills are moving through the legislature.

While people in Missouri can already legally obtain a firearm suppressor, there are federal requirements, like getting a background check. Democrats repeatedly spoke against the legislation, saying it's necessary to be able to hear gunfire in cases of public safety.

A Missouri bill would forbid state and local governments from restricting religious services during a state health emergency.

One day after the Missouri House Speaker threatened to block the effort, Kansas City Council members narrowly passed a ban on selling single-serve alcohol bottles in several specific neighborhoods.

A week after an initial vote failed, dozens of Missouri representatives reversed their votes on legislation to expand a state program that allows adults to obtain their high school diplomas virtually.

The bill would allow utility companies in Missouri to include the cost of building nuclear plants in their rates for customers. Despite opposition from Democrats who say nuclear power is dangerous and the cost too burdensome, it now heads to the Senate.

A Missouri bill that would mandate the counting and tracking of an allergy to mammalian products passed the House on Thursday by a wide margin.

The budget bills now go to the Missouri Senate, where they are likely to undergo many changes. The House must also consider several other budget bills, including funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Legislators heavily criticized the bill, which would set the stage for the possibility of separating Kansas City and Jackson County. They also asked why a question about separation would appear on a statewide ballot every 10 years until approved by voters.

Both Republicans and Democrats voted against a bill aimed at reviving Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which would ban the enforcement of federal gun restrictions. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Missouri's attempt to revive the law.

Rep. Melanie Stinnett, a Springfield Republican, sponsored the bipartisan bill that could give voting rights back to more than 53,000 Missourians. It passed the Missouri House 107-36, and is now waiting for action in the Senate.

Missouri state Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs, a St. Louis Democrat, went public last week about having her drink spiked during last year's legislative session. House Speaker Jon Patterson has pledged support for her bill increasing penalties for those substances.