The Capitol Report will be slightly different this week as I will be including in my writing actions of our special Friday Legislative Session.
On Monday we sent a number of bills to the Governor to sign (HB174, HB209, HB358, SB19, SB108, SB113, SB188). From what I was told this is not common practice, but the reason we sent them instead of waiting until after session was to get a response from Nixon before the end of session.
Third Read and Passed House Bill 1008 – Highway Construction. The Missouri Department of Transportation is not like a business – it can’t always build projects the cheapest way possible because there are limits on how state agencies can spend money. Most of the time this is good, state money is public money and there should be restrictions on how it is spent. However, sometimes the protections get in the way, and make projects cost more than they should. This bill simply allows MODOT to enter into a type of payment agreement that it normally could not. This payment agreement would be flexible, allowing for changes in highway revenues, but also allowing private contractors and MODOT to work together more efficiently through greater public-private partnerships.
Friday we held session to vote on re-districting of the congressional districts. The House voted on another re-districting map [SB68] in response to some restrictions with the Senate. You will probably hear more on the subject until a final bill is passed by both Chambers and signed by the Governor.
It isn’t too late for area residents to complete and return the legislative survey which was mailed earlier this month and I spoke about in last week’s Capitol Report. If you would like a survey mailed to you please contact our office.
Please feel free to stop by or contact your 99th District office at:
201 W Capitol Ave., Office 114C
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-2689
Bart{dot}Korman{at}house{dot}mo{dot}gov
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