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Missouri lawmakers push to remove sunset on Save Women's Sports Act as May 16 deadline approaches
Summary
Missouri Senate leaders said lawmakers are pursuing legislation to remove the sunset from the Save Women's Sports Act, with provisions also included in Senate Bill 10 and several House bills, as the regular session nears adjournment on May 16.
Missouri Senate Majority Floor Leader Tony Luke Meyer of Parkville said lawmakers are working to remove the sunset provision from the Save Women's Sports Act as the legislature’s first regular session nears adjournment on May 16.
The change to the law enacted two years ago is the subject of bills filed in the Senate and House. Meyer said Senator Moon has filed legislation on the measure and Senator Berger has filed companion legislation that would remove the statute’s sunset. Meyer also said the provision is included in Senate Bill 10, which he described as moving through the Missouri House of Representatives; he named House bills 5 67, 5 46, 7 58 and 9 58 as also awaiting their next steps.
Missouri Senate Minority Floor Leader Doug Beck of Afton said lawmakers had been close to a compromise on the matter a week earlier but that discussion was cut short on April 17. Beck’s remarks indicated negotiations on language or timing had not concluded by that date.
No formal votes or final actions on the sunset provision were recorded in the transcript. The timeline for any final decision is constrained by the scheduled end of the regular session on May 16. Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan noted the session deadline as lawmakers continued work on the bills.
