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Senate passes multiple bills on third reading and logs dozens of committee reports
Summary
During a busy floor session the Senate adopted and finally passed several House committee substitutes, including land conveyances (SB 937), changes to professional licensing (SB 12‑33 substitute adopted), and a county finances measure (House Bill 18‑25); committees also reported dozens of House bills for consideration.
The Missouri Senate spent Wednesday taking up a long list of House committee substitutes, adopting multiple floor amendments and recording votes on a number of bills.
Land conveyances: The chamber adopted the House Committee substitute for Senate Bill 937 (a package of 19 property conveyances) and then read the bill for final passage; the Senate declared the measure passed after a roll call on third reading.
Licensing and professional regulation: Senators debated a large professional‑licensure substitute (Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 12‑33) that includes provisions touching CPAs, pharmacists, respiratory care credentialing, telehealth scope and temporary licensure during declared emergencies. Sponsors and colleagues exchanged detailed questions about reciprocity and compact language and about which changes remained in the conference report. The body adopted the house committee substitute versions on the floor as they were presented and recorded the committee explanations on the record.
County finances: Senate substitute for House Bill 18‑25 (county finances) was taken up for third reading and passed on the floor; the clerk announced the vote as 29 ayes and 2 noes and declared the bill passed.
Notices and transparency: The Senate adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 19‑40 that adjusts the statutory rules for publication of legal and election notices (reducing the regular publication requirement from three years to one, lengthening the successor newspaper window, permitting mailed notice to registered voters in some cases and prohibiting email as a substitute). A technical amendment to avoid holiday deadline conflicts was added on the floor and the bill passed on final reading.
Committee traffic and second‑reading calendar: The floor also received and read committee reports for dozens of House bills and appointed conference committees where the House would not recede on amendments. Leaders announced the Senate would move to second reading of Senate bills and adjourned until Monday at 2 p.m.
Votes at a glance (selected outcomes recorded on the floor): - House Committee substitute for Senate Bill 937 (land conveyances) — adopted and finally passed (constitutional majority reported). - House Committee substitute for Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 12‑33 (licensing) — adopted; final floor shaping and conference report discussed on record. - Senate substitute for Senate committee substitute for House Bill 18‑25 (county finances) — read and passed, recorded vote 29 ayes, 2 noes. - Senate committee substitute for House Bill 19‑40 (publication of notices) — adopted with an amendment to avoid holiday conflicts; final passage recorded (vote reported in the transcript as 29 ayes, 0 noes).
The session ended with leadership reading House messages and listing appointments to conference committees; the Senate adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 2 p.m.
