Jefferson City high marks, though tempering that assessment by noting a few hiccups. pandemic-disrupted 2020 session. of the Internet sales tax collection bill, the gas tax increase, and a prescription drug monitoring program to combat opioid abuse. “Having a more full session, having greater debate on the floor and hearing the discussions fully and completely I think helped moved some pieces of legislation along and others, we still struggled to get some things passed,” Hegeman tells St. Joseph Post. Disappointments, according to Hegeman, include failure to extend the Federal Reimbursement Allowance and passing on a bill to act on unregulated lottery terminals.