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A “Normal” Day in The Senate
Source MO Scout
With the congressional redistricting map tucked away like a monster under the bed, the Senate worked through a seemingly normal day, with a few interesting nuggets to note…
Consent Bills – The Senate passed five consent bills yesterday. Consent bills are usually simple, noncontroversial items that have passed out of committee with a unanimous vote. Any senator can kick a bill of the Consent Calendar if they feel it deserves scrutiny. The magic of consent bills in the Senate is that they can’t be amended, which normally limits any the debate or delay in getting to a vote. But, in a year like this, with very few bills coming out of the Senate, these bills will be gold in the House. They will likely be used as vehicles and loaded up with amendments before getting returned to the Senate. Sen. Denny Hoksins, accordingly, was asking every consent bill sponsor to commit to a thorough vetting of these bills when they come back from the lower chamber.
Show Me Brand – Rex Sinquefield, after playing in elections for many years, has his share of critics and admirers. But yesterday demonstrated that the Sinquefield founded/funded Show Me Institute (https://showmeinstitute.org/) remains a trusted source with Republicans. When Sen. Brian Williams attached an amendment to SB 931 it might have been met with resistance. But the bill sponsor Sen. Andrew Koenig recognized it as a tax credit that the Show Me Institute liked and gave it his blessings.
Eigel Filibusters Tort Reform – Sen. Dan Hegeman’s SB 631, which would shorten the statute of limitations for injuries, was debated last night for hours. Tort reform is an issue like abortion and guns rights that the Republican majority seems to take a whack at every session. However unlike, those other two issues, tort reform does not always split on purely partisan lines. Last night, after Democratic lawyers Sens. Steve Roberts and Barbara Washington filibustered, it was Republican Sen. Bill Eigel who held the floor. He was holding it around 11:30PM when Hegeman pull the bill off the floor. Eigel described his opposition to the bill as a defense of the 7th Amendment.
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Senate Works Into The Night On Top Tort Reform Bill As Trial Attorney Friendly Senators Block Bill
April 7, 2022 - The Missouri Senate worked four hours last night, from around 7:30 p.m. until around 11:30 p.m. on business' top tort reform priority this session: reducing the statute of limitations in personal injury cases from 5 years to 2 years.
Missouri is an outlier with one of the longest statutes of limitations in the country, meaning cases may be brought in Missouri long after they may be brought in most other states. Continue reading here.
Commentary from the bill from Dave Drebes of MO Scout: “Sen. Bill Eigel, Sen. Mike Moon, and several other Democrat senators took to the floor to speak on the bill at length. Sen. Eigel, a Republican from St. Charles, stated repeatedly his desire to be sure plaintiffs "have their day in court" while the bill's sponsor, Sen. Dan Hegeman a Republican from northwest Missouri, stated he also respected everyone having their day in court, but that businesses should not face lawsuits long past when those lawsuits could be brought in other states surrounding Missouri. Sen. Hegeman said he believed reforming the tort laws to bring Missouri in line with other states would help all Missouri businesses and citizens.”
Commentary from Jim Lembke of The 100 PAC: "This is a true leader [referencing Senator Eigel] standing up for our individual 7th amendment rights. It’s very rare for an elected public servant to stand against powerful special interest.”
Sinquefield and Wilson: Missouri has cash to spare, so why keep incoming taxes so high?
Like participants in a hot-dog-eating contest, Missouri lawmakers are in danger of racing through too much of a favorite food for their own good — or anyone else’s. That food is taxpayer money.
With a one-time injection of $2.7 billion in federal stimulus and pandemic relief money, and with record anticipated Missouri tax receipts for fiscal 2022, they are feasting their eyes on more money than they can usefully spend. How should Jefferson City deal with this double windfall?
The answer is not to ramp up unneeded and unwanted government services. Rather, it is to put the maximum possible amount of this excess cash back into the pockets of state and local taxpayers. They are the best judges of their own needs, and they could use some help right now in dealing with the rapidly rising costs of everything from groceries to clothing and from gasoline to rent.
Continue reading here.
Republican States Sue To Stop End Of Title 42 Border Policy
Three Republican states on Monday announced they have filed a lawsuit to stop the Biden administration’s lifting of the Title 42 public health order that has been used to expel a majority of migrants at the southern border -- arguing that it was done unlawfully and will have a devastating impact on states. The attorneys general of Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri are suing over the move to end Title 42, which was implemented by the Trump administration in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border, on May 23. "This suit challenges an imminent, man-made, self-inflicted calamity: the abrupt elimination of the only safety valve preventing this administration’s disastrous border policies from devolving into an unmitigated catastrophe," the complaint read. The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will be terminating the order, despite fears of a massive migrant wave in the coming months. In February, 55% of the 164,000 migrants encountered at the border were expelled under the order.
Source: Fox News
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Legal Missouri 2022
In the large contributions (below) Legal Missouri 2022 which is aiming to bring full legalization to
the Missouri ballot this November recorded about $280,000 yesterday.
That brings their total raise this year to $1.6 million, after raising about a million the year before.
The Constitution Creates a Republic, Not a Democracy
Democrat leaders speak often of “democracy” in hallowed terms, but rarely, if ever, do they mention, let alone, praise a republican form of government. President Biden insists “the United States is committed to strengthening our democracy.” Speaker Pelosi commands the nation to serve as “a symbol of democracy to the world.” Leader Schumer calls for “systemic democracy reforms . . . to save our democracy.” Senator Sanders harangues, “democracy must win.” Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez perceives a “very real risk” that democracy will disappear. In reality, they use the term “democracy” as a cover for what is in fact authoritarian rule. To them, rights are cognizable only to the extent those rights support their chosen exercise of governing power.
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ICYMI: More Vaccines On The School Requirement List?
By Jodie Grace
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE HEADED SOON IF SUZIE POLLOCK'S HB 2009 DOES NOT PASS! This bill has a long history but it's never been more important than it is today. HB 2009 would do several great things, but these are my personal top two reasons why we need to get this bill moving again.
Secure religious AND conscientious vaccine exemptions for our children in school WITHOUT jumping through hoops created by the county health departments
No additional vaccines (Covid or otherwise) would be added to the school requirement list WITHOUT legislative approval
Where is it at? Stuck on majority floor leader, Dean Plocher’s desk. Plocher is in control of which bills come to the House floor for perfection. Regardless of how the bill came through committee, it is Plocher's decision whether or not the bill will be heard on the floor for debate and perfection.
Continue reading here.
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