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Missouri Senate sets aside public-safety measures SB52 and SB44 for further discussion
Summary
Senate sponsors said SB52 and SB44 would modify public-safety provisions, but senators on the floor set the bills aside for additional consideration after debate over who is qualified to shape policy for St. Louis.
Tuesday afternoon the Missouri Senate set aside Senate Bill 52 and Senate Bill 44 — measures sponsors say would modify provisions related to public safety — for further discussion.
Sen. Nick Shore O'Fallon, the sponsor, told colleagues the legislation “seeks to modify provisions relating to public safety.” An unidentified senator on the floor added a forceful description of local conditions, saying, “Families living in fear, businesses are closing their doors, and our police officers find themselves caught between a failing leadership and the dangerous criminals who have no respect for law and order.”
During debate, Sen. Carla Mae of St. Louis argued that some people pressing for change do not live in the city. “Those who are interested in changing things in the gateway city do not live there. Paying attention and actually living it is more experienced and knowledgeable than looking at it from a distance,” she said. After those remarks, senators announced both bills had been set aside for further discussion.
The transcript records the chamber in its sixth week of the first regular session; senators described completion of the session as leaving about two-thirds of the calendar remaining. The meeting record included no formal vote on either bill and provided no date for when the bills will return to the floor for further action.
