The effort to alter legisltive term limits gets knocked off for the legislative session. Government funding of political campaigns petition filed. Legislative retirement increase heads to conference. Missouri's Senate votes a retirement increase for their long-term members. A House panel approves a bill to legalize child abandonment.
Lawmakers grab more space in the statehouse.
A House committee approves a drunk driving bill that allows Missourians to continue driving with open beer cans in the car. The first non-budget major bills clear the legislature. An income tax exemption and regulation of amusement rides became the first two major non-budget bills to clear Missouri's legislature. The tax bill would exempt Holocaust restitution from the state income tax. Both bills got their final legislative votes and were sent to the govenror during a rare Sunday evening session lawmakers held to get prepared for the final week of this year's legislative session.