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Nursing home COVID liability protection package voted down in House Rules Committee
Supporters of COVID liability protection for nursing homes say proposed legislation is narrow, temporary and would not apply to incidents of neglect or abuse. -
Missouri Chamber backs bill allowing 529 college savings plans to fund apprenticeships
Pending legislation proposes to align Missouri’s 529 college savings plan rules with federal law to allow the investment account to pay for up to $10,000 in student loans and apprenticeship costs -
House passes bill ending 'sweetheart deals' costing auto insurers millions of dollars
Missouri is the only state in the union that has a statute allowing defendants to cut out insurers and sue on behalf of a defendant for punitive damages and it has resulted in millions of dollars in losses over the years against insurance companies -
Lobbyists: COVID liability protection bill is in Missouri House logjam
The Missouri Senate passed COVID-19 liability protection legislation for businesses by a vote of 20-13 in February but the bill has stalled in the House of Representatives -
Statute of limitation legislation likely to overcome opposition during House debate this week, reformer says
Reducing Missouri’s five-year statute of limitations to two years for personal injury claims is more relevant than ever due to COVID-19 -
Pending legislation would expand charter schools, create parent educational savings accounts
An education bill that is currently pending with the Senate would allow Missouri cities that have more than 30,000 residents to open a charter school -
House Joint Resolution 20 to raise standards for ballot initiatives, amend the state constitution
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports increasing the threshold for amending the state constitution through a ballot initiative petition process from the simple majority to 60% -
SB 262 would increase gas tax 12.5 cents a gallon to fund bridge, road improvements
A gas tax proposal that would increase the price of fuel by 12.5 cents over five years has passed out of the Senate and is now pending in the House -
SB 153 would collect 'Wayfair' tax, create a cash operating expense fund
South Dakota v Wayfair allows a state to tax out of state vendor purchases -
HESSE MARTONE: The impact of the PRO Act on Construction Employers
When President Biden was on the campaign trail, he promised that he would be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” He was not kidding. -
Lawsuit traces proposed 2019 Title IX bill to ex-Washington University student and his lobbyist father
When a due process bill was introduced in both the Missouri House and Senate in the 2019 session, St. Louis University School of Law professor Marcia McCormick thought the proposed legislation was questionable in a number of ways. -
One year later: Missouri must stop the trial attorney COVID cash-in
It’s now been one year since coronavirus arrived in Missouri. The first confirmed case was announced by Gov. Mike Parson on March 7, 2020. -
Missouri tort reform bill blocks plaintiffs from claiming 'sticker price' of medical care
The sticker price for health care is similar to the sticker price on a car, said Missouri State Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield). -
Bill that would forgive federal portion of CARES Act overpayments advances
In Missouri, the forgiveness of overpaid CARES Act unemployment benefits doesn’t apply but GOP Rep. Jered Taylor is among a group of bipartisan lawmakers who are dead set on changing that rule in order to help 46,000 residents who were overpaid federal benefits -
Lawmakers may avoid responding to Sunshine Law requests under bill
An amendment inserted in a bill changing Missouri's Sunshine Law could be used by legislators to avoid responding to requests when the legislature is not in session, one of its supporters admits. -
Missouri considers new tax laws for remote sellers
Lawmakers in Missouri are considering passing legislation which would enforce remote seller obligations in 2022. -
Business leaders welcome Parson call for COVID-19 liability protection bill
Gov. Mike Parson has made clear he wants the first piece of legislation on his desk to be a COVID-19 liability protection bill, a position welcomed by business groups. -
Statute of limitation, statute of repose are among civil justice reforms expected to advance
The statute of repose is expected to be reformed this year so that manufacturers are allowed affirmative defenses, such as a product or piece of equipment was more than 15 years old or that there was no latent defect and that the manufacturer should not be held liable. -
Gaming spokesman: Schatz's SB 10 legislation 'pro-government, anti-business, pro-tax'
Legislation that Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) claims will discourage illegal gambling machines in Missouri will actually kill jobs and criminalize otherwise law-abiding citizens, a wildwood-based gaming company's spokesman said. -
Insurers hoping legislators put end to special deals plaintiffs cut with defendants
Exercising “537.065 Agreements“ has become a boutique industry in Missouri where plaintiffs make deals with defendants to first cut out an insurer and then sue on behalf of a defendant for punitive damages.