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Majority leader says bills to support law enforcement and limit local accountability remain priorities; minority leader objects
Summary
Senate Bills 52 and 44, described by the majority floor leader as priorities to support law enforcement and reduce violent crime, remain on the informal calendar amid objections that they would reverse voter-approved local accountability in St. Louis City.
Missouri Senate Majority Floor Leader Tony Luke Demire of Parkville said Senate Bills 52 and 44 "remain a priority," framing the measures as aimed at supporting law enforcement and cracking down on violent crime so "we're removing those violent criminals from the streets," according to remarks recorded on the Senate floor.
Senate Minority Floor Leader Doug Beck of Afton said he believes the measures are the wrong approach. In floor remarks captured in the transcript, Beck said he opposed the bills, and other floor remarks described the effort as an attempt to "overturn the will of the people" by reversing a voters' decision related to holding local leaders in St. Louis City accountable for policing.
The transcript shows that Senate Bills 52 and 44 remain on the informal calendar and are available for continued discussion. No roll-call votes, bill text, or committee actions for these specific bills are included in the transcript excerpt.
Supporters positioned the bills as public-safety measures; opponents characterized them as undermining local accountability in St. Louis City. The floor remarks cited in the transcript do not provide language from either bill or fiscal impacts.
