The final week was a whirlwind of activity, thus the delay in the weekly Capitol Report. It felt a little like finals week in college with time running short and many bills to pass (papers to finish), but crunch time came with plenty of items finally agreed to and sent to the Governor’s desk for approval.
I’ll mention a couple in this week’s report and cover a few more in next week’s report. Working with the Senate, we Truly Agreed and Finally Passed House Bill 73 which would require certain applicants for and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits to be tested for illegal drug use and the benefit card to include a photo of the recipient or payee.
We also passed a constitutionally sound late term abortion bill with HB 213 which would specify that no abortion of a viable unborn child can be performed or induced except in certain specified situations.
Another bill I would like to touch on is HB 344 which would establish the Farm-to-Table Advisory Board to increase awareness of local agriculture and promote the incorporation of locally grown agricultural products into school and state institution cafeterias.
Two issues that would have been nice to accomplish would have been the Nuclear Early Site Permit legislation and the Aerotropolis legislation; each of these had resistance to some of the details that couldn’t get worked out in time before Session ended Friday.
I’ll send out a more in depth report this summer with a wrap-up of session highlights.
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
Working for you,
Bart Korman
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