Legislative Update: 5.5.24

Firearms Bill: HB 2291 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill. Short Description: Exempts firearms and ammunition from sales tax. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HB 2291 5 for Democracy: Contact your House Representative HERE Bill: HCS HB 1708 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill. Short Description: Allows concealed carry permit holders to carry firearms on public transportation and in churches; removes ban on eligibility for a permit if applicant has pled guilty to misdemeanor offenses involving crimes of violence; lowers the age requirement for concealed carry permits. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS HB 1708 5 for Democracy: Contact your House Representative HERE Bill: HCS HB 1440 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill. Short Description: Allows designated school personnel the authority to carry a weapon on school grounds with a concealed carry endorsement or permit. Currently only teachers and school administrators are authorized. HB 1440 would allow districts to authorize other personnel who have concealed carry permits to carry on campus. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS HB 1440 5 for Democracy: Contact your House Representative HERE Links to further reading: https://www.acluwv.org/en/news/four-reasons-why-arming-schoolteachers-wont-make-schools-safer https://everytownresearch.org/solution/arming-teachers/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/11/about-1-in-4-us-teachers-say-their-school-went-into-a-gun-related-lockdown-in-the-last-school-year/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us Bill: HCS HBs 1477 & 1437 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill. Short Description: Establishes "Blair's Law" which states that a person commits the offense of unlawful discharge of a firearm if that person, with criminal negligence, discharges a firearm within or into the limits of any municipality. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS HBs 1477 & 1437 5 for Democracy: Contact your House Representative HERE LGBTQ Rights Bill: HCS HBs 1520, 1519, 2355 & 2357 LWVMO OPPOSES this bill. Short Description: Changes the sunset and grandfather provisions in the gender-affirming health care ban already in place from August 28, 2027 (SB 49 from 2023) to March 1, 2025. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May, 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS/HBs 1520,1519, 2355 & 2357 5 for Democracy: Contact your Representative HERE Social Justice Bill#: SB 969 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill. Short Description: Prohibits discrimination on the basis of hair texture and protective hairstyles in any program or activity conducted by educational institutions that receive or benefit from state financial assistance or state student financial aid. This bill is similar to HCS HBS 1900, 1591 & 2515. Status of the Bill: Placed on the Senate Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: SB 969 5 for Democracy: Contact your Senator HERE Links to further reading: MO has yet to pass the CROWN Act to ban hair discrimination When CROWN Acts stall in states Taxes Bill: HCS HB 1428 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill. Short Description: Increases income eligibility for the residential property credit and the rental rebate for persons age 65 or older or disabled, and increases the amount of credit allowed. Status of the Bill: Placed on the House Formal Perfection Calendar for Monday, May 6. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS HB 1428 5 for Democracy: Contact your House Representative HERE Links to further reading: https://www.mobudget.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Circuit-Breaker-Fact-Sheet-01-2023.pdf Climate and Environment Bill #: HCS HB 2153 LWVMO SUPPORTS this bill. Short Description: Makes it unlawful for any person to withdraw from any water source for export outside the state of Missouri via a pipeline facility unless he or she holds a water export permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources, with certain exceptions. Status of the Bill: Scheduled for Executive Session in the Senate on Monday, May 6 at 1:00 PM in the Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee. Link to the summary of the bill: HCS HB 2153 5 for Democracy: Contact committee members HERE Links to further reading: The Water Wars Are Coming Missouri push against out-of-state water exports gains traction