Senate reads dozens of bills into the record; many assigned to committees

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On the first day of the 2025 regular session the Missouri Senate read a long series of bills into the journal and recorded committee referrals. Sponsors introduced a set of bills (705–717 and many more); the secretary read forward a broad list of bills that were sent to committees across the chamber.

JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate clerk read a lengthy list of introduced bills on Thursday, and the chamber recorded committee referrals for dozens of measures spanning education, public safety, taxation, health care and energy.

Early introductions recorded on the floor included Senate Bill 705 (offered by the senator from Lewis), described in the reading as “an act relating to retired substitute teachers with an emergency clause.” Other bills read aloud shortly afterward included Senate Bill 706 (offered by the senator from Hudson, described as an act relating to disclosures of allegations of misconduct), Senate Bill 707 (Hudson, pesticides), Senate Bill 708 (Black, retired substitute teachers with an emergency clause), Senate Bill 709 (Black, limitations on cost-of-living increases for retirement allowances for certain public school employees),…

Senate reads dozens of bills into the record; many assigned to committees

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