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Missouri Senate places four House bills on informal calendar amid debate over employee compensation
Summary
The Missouri Senate moved House Bills 567, 546, 758 and 958 to its informal calendar after brief debate in which opponents warned the measures could conflict with voter-approved Proposition A and harm the state economy. No formal votes were recorded on the measures.
The Missouri Senate moved House Bills 567, 546, 758 and 958 — measures that would modify provisions related to employee compensation — to its informal calendar, Senate records and a floor summary show.
Senator Mike Burnsketter of Jefferson City handled the bills in the chamber. Opponents, including Missouri Senate Minority Floor Leader Doug Beck of Afton, told the sponsor they oppose the underlying idea and warned the measures could undo parts of Proposition A, which Missouri voters approved last November.
An unnamed senator argued against intervening in the issue, saying, “So I don't really think we should be getting in the middle of that. It could have detrimental effects on our state business community and result in harm to the economy.” Another unnamed senator addressed colleagues and the sponsor: “We're coming from different directions, this particular bill, but I do wanna say that I respect you, and you've always been willing to listen. You've always been willing to talk and negotiate, if there is room to negotiate, where that looks like.”
The bills were placed on the informal calendar; the transcript and floor summary do not record a formal vote or a final passage. The informal calendar designation means the measures remain under consideration but were not advanced to a recorded roll-call vote during the floor discussion cited.
Reporting from the state capital, I'm Dean Morgan.
