Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Session Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
At a glance: Senate adopts and perfects several bills on fireworks, finance, licensing and more
Summary
During Monday’s floor session the Senate adopted and perfected several committee substitutes on a range of topics including fireworks regulation, consumer financial‑account fraud, banking/credit-union modernization, licensing‑office fees and invasive-plant controls.
The Missouri Senate moved a package of committee substitutes and substitutes forward on Monday, adopting measures and declaring multiple bills perfected and ordered printed. Key actions on bills with little substantive floor debate included:
- Fireworks law modernization (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bills 81 and 174): Sponsors said the substitute updates state fireworks law to reflect technical and market changes. The chamber adopted the substitute and later declared it perfected and ordered printed.
- Child endangerment / controlled substances (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 60): The Senate adopted a substitute to add fentanyl and related potent opioids to the list of substances that increase child‑endangerment penalties; the substitute was perfected and ordered printed.
- Financial institution account fraud (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 98): The Senate adopted a new criminal provision aimed at closing gaps prosecutors say sometimes leave victims without a charge for evolving scams. The substitute was perfected and ordered printed.
- Banking and credit-union modernization (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 97): The chamber adopted a package of technical changes meant to modernize banking code, enable trusted‑contact outreach aimed at preventing financial fraud and improve public-fund collateral procedures. The substitute was perfected and ordered printed.
- Motor vehicle and license office fees (Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 3): Lawmakers adopted a measure to adjust fees for contracted license bureaus and allow limited contract extensions under certain conditions; the committee substitute was perfected and ordered printed.
- Invasive-plant controls (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bill 105): The Senate adopted language targeting a short list of invasive plants, directing nursery affidavit requirements and inspections; the substitute was perfected and ordered printed.
- School chaplains (Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for Senate Bills 49 and 118): After extended debate and floor amendments the chamber adopted and perfected the substitute allowing districts to employ or accept volunteer chaplains under new screening/eligibility rules.
These outcomes were recorded on the floor as adopted and perfected; several other measures were discussed at length and laid on the calendar for further drafting and review.
