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Missouri senators set budget timeline and cite Proposition A as legislative priority
Summary
Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Rusty Black said the state operating budget originates in the Missouri House and the Senate could begin FY2026 markup April 22; Senator Tracy McCreery said preserving November's Proposition A votes, which would provide paid sick leave and a phased minimum wage increase, is a priority.
Crafting the state's operating budget is the legislature's only constitutional mandate, Senator Rusty Black, vice chair of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee, said, and the Senate will begin its markup after the Missouri House completes third reading and sends its version over.
Black said the Missouri House of Representatives starts the state spending plan and, once it finishes third reading,…
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