(From Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin)With only one more week to transform legislative proposals into law, legislators are diligently working to debate bills, negotiate language, add amendments and move legislation one step closer to the governor’s desk.
Provisions of my Essential Caregiver Program Act, Senate Bill 671, have been added to House Bill 2116, which is on the calendar for third reading.
My measure to urge the president to designate a state funeral for the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient upon his death, Senate Concurrent Resolution 28, was adopted on May 3, and my public utility measure, Senate Bill 756, also cleared another hurdle in the House this week. I remain hopeful the House will take up and pass my child protection legislation, Senate Bill 823, before we adjourn on May 13.
This week’s focus was passing the final versions of the bills that make up the state’s 2023 spending plan before our constitutional deadline of May 6. With several stark discrepancies between the Senate and House versions of the appropriations bills, a conference committee, comprised of members from both chambers, conducted a lengthy hearing this week to hash out a compromise on how our state spends taxpayer and federal resources. I’ll provide a breakdown of the finalized operating budget for the 2023 fiscal year in a future report.
Protecting the Life of the Unborn
With a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court in circulation that indicates the Court could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade, Missouri is poised to take an unprecedented step toward protecting the unborn.
Passed in 2019 in preparation of this anticipated announcement, the Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act postures Missouri to be one of the first states to ban almost all abortions, when and if the draft opinion is confirmed.
Congratulations to all the pro-life advocates who helped steer this monumental decision!
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