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Missouri Senate approves several state designation and awareness measures; unanimous or near-unanimous votes recorded
Summary
On March 25, 2025, the Missouri Senate approved a package of designation and awareness bills — including days, months and highway namings — by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Measures recognized organizations, awareness months and local designations and were carried on the consent calendar.
The Missouri Senate on March 25 approved a series of designation and awareness measures, including Kappa Alpha Psi Day, ovarian cancer awareness month and multiple local and historic designations, by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 110, designating Jan. 5 as Kappa Alpha Psi Day, was presented and explained on the floor and passed without opposition; the clerk recorded a final vote of 27 ayes, 0 nos. The sponsor described the national fraternity’s founding in 1911, community service and the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation’s work.
Senate Bill 111, which designates September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, was explained on the floor with statistics cited about incidence and survival rates; that bill passed on a recorded vote of 28 ayes, 0 nos.
Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 348, an omnibus package of state designations that includes remembrance days, highway designations and awareness observances (including Celia Day and a Celia Memorial Highway in Callaway County), passed unanimously by recorded vote, 31–0.
Other measures on the consent calendar that passed with recorded unanimous tallies included Senate Bill 125 (fix to port-authority eligibility for the St. Louis Port Authority; vote 30–0), Senate Bill 189 (allowing municipal and county park rangers to be treated as emergency vehicles for right-of-way and lighting purposes; vote 30–0) and Senate Bill 396 (allowing consolidated public library districts to change their fiscal year; vote 31–0).
Why it matters: these bills are largely ceremonial or technical but are used to recognize cultural organizations, memorialize local history and remove administrative obstacles for public entities. Even noncontroversial measures set precedents for future commemorations and clarify state statute application for local governments.
Votes at a glance - SB 110 / Senate committee substitute — Kappa Alpha Psi Day (Jan. 5): Sponsor moved third reading and final passage; final recorded vote 27 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed. - SB 111 — Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (September): final recorded vote 28 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed. - SB 348 / Senate committee substitute — State designations omnibus (including Celia Day / Celia Memorial Highway and multiple commemorative days): final recorded vote 31 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed. - SB 125 — Port-authority access to waterways/ports trust fund (Saint Louis Port Authority fix): final recorded vote 30 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed. - SB 189 — Emergency-vehicle recognition for municipal/county park rangers (clarifies lights/right-of-way): final recorded vote 30 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed. - SB 396 — Consolidated public library districts; fiscal-year flexibility: final recorded vote 31 ayes, 0 nos; outcome: passed.
What happened on the floor: Sponsors briefly explained each bill’s intent, focused remarks on local impacts and historical context for designation bills, and senators moved the committee substitutes and final passage on the consent calendar. No recorded dissents were entered for these bills; in several cases sponsors answered a single question before the roll-call votes.
Next steps: Most of these bills will go to the governor for signature, where appropriate. Technical fixes (for example, SB 125) implement statutory clarifications and will change how state funds flow to local port entities after signature.
