Missouri House of Representatives

Mo. Sec. Of State Kander Urges House To Take Up Early Voting Legislation

Sean Sandefur — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:39:28 +0000

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander is urging House Speaker Tim Jones to take up early voting initiatives.

Kander wrote a letter today in response to an interview Jones gave earlier this month in which Jones questioned the importance of early voting.

Kander asked Jones to assign a Republican early voting bill to a committee, saying the issue has had bipartisan support over the years.

Mo. Senate, House Committees Defeat Medicaid Expansion Plans

The Associated Press, Kelsey Proud and Marshall Griffin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:46:02 +0000

A Republican-led Missouri Senate committee has defeated a plan to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law.

The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the legislation on a party-line vote Wednesday, just minutes after hearing testimony from more than two dozen witnesses in favor of the plan.

A Republican-led House committee defeated a similar bill last month in the same fashion.

Registered Sex Offenders Voting At Schools? Not Under New Mo. House Bill

The Associated Press and Sean Sandefur — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:48:30 +0000

The Missouri House of Representatives is considering a bill which would mandate registered sex offenders to vote at their local country clerk’s office, instead of at schools.

The House Elections Committee held a hearing on the proposed legislation today. Rep. Tim Remole (R), is sponsoring the legislation and says that it will protect the voting rights of registered offenders, while also protecting children in schools that are designated as polling places.

Enforcing New Federal Gun Regulations Could Be A Crime Under New Bill

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:17:02 +0000

Enforcing new federal gun regulations could send Missouri officers to prison under a bill endorsed by a Missouri House committee.

The committee voted 9-5 on Tuesday to advance the bill that would criminalize the enforcement of federal gun control laws enacted after Jan. 1 of this year. The vote was along party lines with Republicans supporting the bill and Democrats in opposition.

Blunt Addresses Missouri House

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:54:40 +0000

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R) addressed the Missouri House today during a visit to the State Capitol.

He told House members that state and local governments should play a bigger role in solving problems than the federal government.