This week marked the end of the Second Regular Session of the 100th General Assembly.
In the final days of the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly passed Senate Joint Resolution 38. This proposed constitutional amendment, if implemented, would undo some of the changes made by Amendment 1, passed by the voters in 2018, to Missouri’s legislative redistricting process.
Commonly known as “Clean Missouri,” the voter-approved constitutional amendment created the nonpartisan position of state demographer. This individual is responsible for drawing the House and Senate legislative district maps.
Senate Joint Resolution 38 seeks to eliminate the state demographer position and put bipartisan, citizen-led commissions in charge of the redistricting process. Senator Nasheed opposed this legislation when it was in the Senate, believing it undoes the will of the voters without ever giving the state demographer a chance to do their job.
While SJR 38 passed out of the General Assembly, it must be approved by voters before becoming a part of the Missouri Constitution.
Another piece of legislation Sen. Nasheed opposed was House Bill 1450, an omnibus crime bill. This bill stiffens penalties for various crimes, as well as creates several new crimes. Senator Nasheed believes the state should not be pursuing failed, tough-on-crime policies, but rather enact policies that address the root cause of crime.
On May 14, the Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 782, a transportation omnibus bill. After passing the bill, however, a provision from a House amendment attached to SB 782 was discovered that raised concerns. The language, attached to an amendment regarding abandoned aircraft, dealt with broadening the ability to designate historic farm property. Senator Nasheed believes the language was likely meant to drive up construction costs for the Grain Belt Express, but she was also concerned about the amendment’s unintended consequences for other utilities as well. Senate Bill 782 was ultimately reconsidered and did not pass during the final hours of the legislative session.
Another piece of legislation Sen. Nasheed opposed was House Bill 1450, an omnibus crime bill. This bill stiffens penalties for various crimes, as well as creates several new crimes. Senator Nasheed believes the state should not be pursuing failed, tough-on-crime policies, but rather enact policies that address the root cause of crime.
On May 14, the Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 782, a transportation omnibus bill. After passing the bill, however, a provision from a House amendment attached to SB 782 was discovered that raised concerns. The language, attached to an amendment regarding abandoned aircraft, dealt with broadening the ability to designate historic farm property. Senator Nasheed believes the language was likely meant to drive up construction costs for the Grain Belt Express, but she was also concerned about the amendment’s unintended consequences for other utilities as well. Senate Bill 782 was ultimately reconsidered and did not pass during the final hours of the legislative session.
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