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Missouri Senate debate focuses on House Bill 495 and control of St. Louis police
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 495, a public-safety bill handled by Senator Nick Schor of Defiance, including objections from Senator Carla May of St. Louis who said portions would end local control of the St. Louis Police Department. If advanced, the bill would return to the House or go to a conference committee before reaching the governor.
Senator Nick Schor of Defiance, the bill handler, told colleagues Wednesday that House Bill 495 would modify provisions relating to public safety.
Senator Carla May of St. Louis objected to portions of the bill she said would end local control of the St. Louis Police Department, which she said had been established within the last decade. An unidentified speaker on the floor described elements of the proposal as a "nefarious way" of addressing local control and criticized what that speaker called "misnomers and the innuendo and the nontruths."
The bill handler described the package as a comprehensive effort aimed at restoring "safety, stability, and accountability" to St. Louis and the state of Missouri. The Senate discussion did not record a final vote in the provided transcript excerpt.
If approved by the Senate, House Bill 495 would return to the Missouri House of Representatives for approval or be resolved in a House–Senate conference committee before being sent to the governor, Dean Morgan reported from the state capitol.
