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One of the measures, Senate Bill 74, would bar cities and counties from imposing their own open carry firearm restrictions. Another includes a provision that someone who kills another person with a gun in self-defense would be presumed to be acting reasonably, removing the burden of proof.
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Senate Floor Leader Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, said that the legislation permanently barring transgender minors from accessing health care is a priority for the Republican caucus this year.
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The legislation requires school districts to develop cellphone use policies, including restricting them during instruction.
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Proposition A, which will increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2026, was approved by 57% of voters in November. Now, Missouri's legislature is considering bills that would exempt more businesses or leave out certain employees.
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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. It would also restrict transgender youth from accessing appropriate health care.
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Missouri lawmakers banned transgender student athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity, and restricted transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming health care like hormone treatments. But the current laws expire in August 2027.
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Missouri Republicans have made multiple attempts in recent years to raise the approval percentage a proposed constitutional amendment needs in order to pass. It comes after Missouri voters approved amendments
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One bill being discussed in the Missouri 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.
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Both Evergy and Ameren Missouri asked a Missouri House committee to support legislation that would allow them to charge customers for natural, or methane, gas power plants even before they’re completed, saying the state needs more electrical power.
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Missouri's minimum age for marrying without parental consent is 16 years old. The Missouri Senate passed a bipartisan bill last year to raise the minimum age, but Republican leaders in the House never brought it to a vote.
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La legislación permitiría que los residentes de Missouri reciban una recompensa de $1,000 por informar al Departamento de Seguridad Pública sobre las personas que se encuentren en el estado sin estatus legal.
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Under the bill, the Missouri Department of Public Safety would create a system for anyone to contact authorities and accuse someone of being here without legal documentation. But accusers can remain anonymous, and there are no penalties for reporting someone who is here legally.