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The supplemental spending bill, which pushes total state appropriations to almost $55 billion, was the first legislation sent to Kehoe's desk.

The legislation also would implement an automatic expungement process for nonviolent offenses.

As Missouri’s Republican-led legislature heads into the 2026 session, a representative from Columbia is likely to be one of the most progressive voices in the state House.

The plan for state operations would spend almost $50 billion in the coming year, setting up potentially tough negotiations with the House as lawmakers work to finalize spending plans.

While the bill cleared a house committee in just twelve days, it stalled for a month before the House Rules-Legislative Committee approved it for debate. Now, lawmakers' time is limited and the bill just might not make the cut.

In Missouri's legislature, dozens of bills aim to overturn or weaken voter-approved initiatives, such as Amendment 3's enshrinement of abortion rights and Proposition A's minimum wage increase and paid sick leave laws.

The bill's sponsor says it was inspired by a lawsuit filed by a transgender student in Blue Springs School District.

Many lawmakers are bringing back ideas for another year as bill filing opens advance of the session that begins Jan. 8

January 2025 will mark the start of a new term for the recently elected leaders. The Republican party will hold a supermajority in both Missouri’s House of Representatives and Senate.

Missouri House members passed 36 bills in the first half of the 2024 session, while senators voted 13 out of their chamber. There are eight weeks left in the legislative session.