Legislative Update: 2.16.25

Citizen Initiative Petitions Bill #: SB 152 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill. Short Description: This bill creates restrictions and mandates compliance regarding contributions of foreign nationals to Missouri Statewide ballot measures. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Monday, February 17 at 2:00 PM in the Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE 5 for Democracy: Only in-person testimony is allowed in Senate hearings. Contact members of the Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee HERE and tell them you OPPOSE this bill. Voting Rights Bill #: HB 507 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill Short Description: This bill establishes the offense of tampering with an election official, thereby creating protection for election workers. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Tuesday, February 18 at 8:00 AM in the House Elections Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Submit testimony HERE in SUPPORT of HB 507. Bill #: HB 126 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill Short Description: This act reinstates the presidential preference primary. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Tuesday, February 18 at 8:00 AM in the House Elections Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Submit testimony HERE in SUPPORT of HB 126 Links to further reading: Presidential primary would return under bill approved by the Missouri House April 18, 2023 Bill #: HB 367 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill Short Description: This act reinstates the presidential preference primary and modifies provisions for absentee voting. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Tuesday, February 18 at 8:00 AM in the House Elections Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Submit testimony HERE in SUPPORT of HB 367 Links to further reading: Voting Outside the Polling Place: Absentee, All-Mail and Other At-Home Options October 1, 2024 Missouri's first presidential election with no-excuse early voting draws long lines October 30, 2024 Reproductive Rights Bill #: HB 807 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill Short Description: Creates a Maternal and Child Resources division in the Department of Social Services and requires the Division to create and maintain a database of expecting mothers at risk for seeking an abortion and prospective adoptive parents for the purposes of identifying children who may be suitable for adopting. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Tuesday, February 18 at 8:00 AM in the House Children and Families Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Submit testimony HERE to OPPOSE HB 807. Taxes Bill #: SB 64 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill Short Description: Increases the Circuit Breaker tax law to increase the income eligibility and to also increases the Maximum credit for property owners and renters, to be annually adjusted for inflation. The circuit breaker law was designed to help low income disabled persons and senior citizens to continue to live in their homes or to make rents more affordable to them. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Wednesday, February 19 at 10:00 AM in the Senate Economic and Workforce Movement Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Only in-person testimony is allowed in Senate hearings. Contact Senate Economic and Workforce Movement Committee members HERE and tell them you SUPPORT this bill. Bill #: SB 101 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill Short Description: Would begin to increase the Circuit Breaker law credit for low income senior citizens and disabled persons and expand income eligibility. The circuit breaker law was designed to help low income disabled persons and senior citizens to continue to live in their homes or to make rents more affordable to them. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for a Hearing on Wednesday, February 19 at 10:00 AM in the Senate Economic and Workforce Movement Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HERE Call to action: Only in-person testimony is allowed in Senate hearings. Contact Senate Economic and Workforce Movement Committee members HERE and tell them you SUPPORT this bill.