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Missouri Senate approves package of bills including jail taxing district, cotton-trailer speed change
Summary
On Feb. 5, 2025, the Missouri Senate approved several bills on third reading, including a measure creating a taxing mechanism for regional jails with an emergency clause, a bill raising allowable speeds and use rules for cotton trailers, and measures affecting county officials, local government financial statements and emergency medical services.
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, voted to approve several bills on third reading, including a measure that creates a taxing vehicle for regional jails and an emergency clause to speed reimbursements, a bill that raises the maximum speed for cotton trailers, and measures relating to county officials, local government financial statements and emergency medical services.
The approvals came during a single Senate floor session that moved multiple bills through third reading and final passage. Senators discussed several measures briefly on the floor before holding recorded roll-call votes that produced constitutional-majority passage for the items listed below.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 50 (sponsor: Senator from Livingston): Creates or extends a taxing district related to regional jail facilities, adds language carried from multiple other bills, and includes nutrition provisions for pregnant offenders. Passage vote: 30 ayes, 1 no. Emergency-clause vote to speed certain jail reimbursements: 29 ayes, 2 nos. Senator from Livingston said the…
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