Nance: Jobs at Claycomo Plant Spared, Amongst Other Bills Passed

At the Capitol

“My dad worked at the Ford Plant for almost 30 years. We all know the importance of Ford’s to our district’s economy and our communities.”

House Bill 1675 has passed the House and is in the Senate. It was tailored to help retain the Ford Motor Company’s Claycomo Plant which is one of metropolitan Kansas City’s largest employers, with nearly 5,000 workers. I co-sponsored the bill with Jerry Nolte of Claycomo. Again, these jobs are important to our communities.

The bill establishes the Manufacturing Jobs Act that is applicable to any qualified supplier or manufacturer that creates or retains jobs. Such job-generating facilities are allowed to retain employee withholding taxes for a period of years. The total amount of withholding taxes retained by all qualified companies under the program is limited to no more than $15 million annually.

The House third read and passed the following bills:

• HB 1788, which would change the laws regarding initiative petitions and referendums, by a vote of 130-24.
• HJR 78, which proposes a constitutional amendment requiring a three-fifths majority vote to amend the Missouri Constitution, by a vote of 98-52.
• HB 1444, which would require certain public governing bodies to hold a public meeting and to allow public comment four business days prior to voting on certain issues, by a vote of 135-17.
• HB 1966, which would change the laws regarding absent uniform services and overseas voters and elections, by a vote of 86-70.
• HJR 64, which proposes a constitutional amendment changing the laws regarding elections, by a vote of 85-72.
• HB 1316, which would change the required notice that certain assessors must give taxpayers when the assessed valuation on real property increases, by a vote of 147-0.
• HB 1786, which would authorize an income tax credit for the eligible costs of bringing conventions or sporting games to Missouri, by a vote of 98-59.
• HB 1473, which would revise the grade required for renewing an Access Missouri Scholarship, combine the award categories, revise the award amounts, and specify that the program will not be terminated, by a vote of 145-10.
• HB 1584, which would change the laws regarding manufactured homes, by a vote of 151-3.
• HB 1636, which would allow the Department of Revenue to issue a special event motor vehicle auction license to an applicant auctioning certain vehicles, by a vote of 131-21.
• HB 2058, which would establish procedures for asserting a mechanic’s lien against residential real property, by a vote of 141-7.
• HB 2252, which would reauthorize the provisions regarding the tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers and extend the expiration date until Aug. 28, 2022, by a vote of 114-39.
• HJR 62, which proposes a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a citizen’s right to pray and worship on public property and reaffirming a citizen’s right to choose any or no religion, by a vote of 134-23.
• HB 1521 and 1302 passed through the House on Thursday. It is a bill that I sponsored which adopts a “Silver Alert” for endangered persons not covered by the “Amber Alert System”. This bill also protects our seniors.

Visitors

Richmond resident and Silver-haired Legislator Keith Hardin was at the Capitol on Tuesday.

The Mushroom Festival is this weekend. Of special interest is the Chip identification program at city hall sponsored by Masonic Lodge #57 in Richmond. Masonic Child Identification Programs (CHIP) is a charitable initiative by North American Masonic lodges to aid in the identification and recovery of missing children. See you there at 9:30 a.m..

Pictured [at right] is the Orrick 4th Grade Class visiting last week.