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What you need to know about the top Missouri bills passed, not passed this legislative session
Another session of the Missouri Legislature has come and gone. Of the 1,559 House bills and 689 Senate bills filed this time around, 69 bills will make it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.
Here are some key bills left up to the governor to sign or veto:
Missouri Capitol (Photo by Alisa Nelson)
Missouri lawmakers vote to pump up the state’s gas tax
The Missouri Legislature has passed a proposal that would boost the state’s gas tax for the first time in about 25 years. The plan would raise the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five years. It would also let most drivers choose whether they want a rebate for the amount of the increase. Another provision would increase annual fees on electric vehicles by 20% per year over a five-year period. The legislation wou
The Missouri House chamber
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Mike Parson and the chamber of commerce, faces long odds with the end of the legislative session looming.
A bill that would shield businesses from most COVID-related lawsuits and is one of Gov. Mike Parson’s top legislative priorities was voted down in a House committee Monday night making the path for its passage slim with only three weeks left in the legislative session.
Senate Bill 51, sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, was voted down in the House Rules-Legislative Oversight Committee by a vote of three in favor to seven against.
Grain Belt transmission line forges ahead amid landowner, lawmaker pushback
Allison Kite
Missouri Independent
On the heels of a historic cold snap that left thousands across the Midwest without power, Kansas and Missouri residents could soon reap the benefits of a massive high-powered transmission line delivering renewable energy.
Grain Belt Express, a project a decade in the making, is starting to acquire land along its route spanning across nearly the width of both states. But even so, landowners, local officials and some Missouri lawmakers are still raising red flags, arguing the project will be destructive to rural communities.
The proposed Grain Belt Express, being developed by Chicago-based Invenergy, would run from near Dodge City, Kansas, to Indiana, moving 4,000 megawatts of power per year.