Missouri House Concludes Successful First Half of Session Highlighted By Passage of Crime Prevention, Education Reform, and Election Integrity Measures

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The members of the Missouri House of Representatives wrapped up the first half of the legislative session with a long list of accomplishments including passage of several measures outlined by House Speaker Dean Plocher during his Opening Day Address.

House Speaker Dean Plocher joined House Majority Floor Leader Jon Patterson and House Speaker Pro Tem Mike Henderson in praising the members of the Missouri House for their hard work over the last two months to advance measures to address some of the most pressing issues facing the state. Legislative priorities approved by the House and sent to the Senate include several bills to improve public safety and support law enforcement, a measure to give parents and students more educational opportunities, bills to protect the integrity of Missouri elections, a proposal to protect taxpayers from increased property tax rates on their vehicles, and legislation to limit foreign ownership of Missouri farmland.

“We began the session with an ambitious agenda focused on building a more prosperous Missouri with opportunities for all. Our members that matter to families and businesses in my district and in all parts of our state. This session we’ve had productive discussions in committee and on the floor that have allowed us to craft policy solutions that can and will make Missouri a better place to live, work, and raise a family. chief of police.

Education Reform

· HB 253 will allow interdistrict transfers in the public school system to allow children and families to be the center of the educational focus by allowing them to attend the school that best fits their needs.

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Healthcare Access

465, 430 have made good on that promise by working diligently and deliberatively to advance commonsense reforms and solutions that will ensure a quality education for our children, grow our economy, and keep our streets safe,” said Plocher, R-St. Louis.

“I’m proud of the work we’ve done and ready to work with the Senate and Governor Parson to make sure these proposals make their way into law.”

Patterson joined Plocher in recognizing House members for working together to address not only the major issues, but also several other policy proposals that will directly benefit Missouri families and businesses. “We’ve had a very productive first half of session as we’ve passed legislation to improve access to health care, reduce the tax burden on vehicle owners, and help Missourians learn the skills they need to obtain good-paying jobs,” said Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit. “All of these measures can benefit Missourians from all walks of life and in all parts of the state. We will work in the remaining weeks of session to help secure their final passage in the Senate.”

“The bills we’ve passed represent issues

I want to thank all of my colleagues for working together for the betterment of our state,” said Henderson, R-Desloge.

Legislators will return from their break on Monday, March 20. They have until Friday, May 12 to secure final passage for their legislative priorities.

Some of the priority bills approved in the first half of the 2023 legislative session include: Crime Prevention and Public Safety

· HB 301 is a wide-ranging public safety bill that includes a key provision that would allow the governor to appoint a special prosecutor in areas of the state with an excessive homicide rate. The bill also contains several other provisions designed to improve public safety in Missouri.

· HBs 702, 53, 213, 216, 306 & 359 will take the politics out of policing by placing the St. Louis Police Department under the control of a state-appointed board of commissioners, which will stabilize the department so it can perform the basic job of law enforcement.

· HBs 640 & 729 will help the Kansas City Police Department attract and retain the very best law enforcement personnel by allowing the department to offer better pay to officers and the

· HJR 43 is designed to protect the state constitution from the influence of out-of-state interests by allowing voters to decide if the state should raise the threshold to modify the constitution in the future.

· HB 186 would make good on the responsibility of the government to ensure voters are as informed as possible by implementing new ballot transparency requirements.

Tax Relief

· HB 713 would help Missourians struggling with higher property tax rates on their vehicles by ensuring the values and the resulting taxes on used vehicles don’t increase.

· HB 415 would allow car buyers to pay their sales tax at the dealership rather than a Department of Revenue fee office.

Job Creation and Workforce Development

· HB 417 will help employers develop and retain skilled workers by allowing the Department of Economic Development to award grants to qualifying employers for each employee or prospective employee who obtains upskill credentials.

· HB 268 establishes the “Regulatory Sandbox Act” to allow innovators, entrepreneurs, and individuals who are trying to bring new services and

· HBs 575 & 910 ensures coverage for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental exams will not have a copay or deductible in an effort to ensure women have access to these life-saving exams.

· HBs 115 & 99 promotes individual choice in health care decisions through the elimination of unnecessary and burdensome regulations to allow patients to have direct access to physical therapy.

499 is a critical national security bill that would protect fair competition and limit foreign ownership of Missouri farmland by defined enemies of the United States of America.

Government Accountability

· HJR 37 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow voters to decide if the State Road Fund should be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, rather than standing appropriated without legislative action.

Missouri’s Third District

Danny Busick, State Representative

Vaccines and shots administered by dentists HB249

In recent history we all experienced the COVID 19 epidemic. When the virus first hit it was feared it would be worse than it was in actuality. But it was terrible, especially if you lost a loved one to that virus. It truly was deadly to many.

During that epidemic pharmaceutical groups rolled out shots that we hoped would keep our citizens safe from the virus. Whether the shots worked or harmed will be debated for years to come, but that is not what this report wants to deal with. When the shots rolled out we needed people to administer those shots. We used doctors, nurses, pharmaceutical personal, and military personnel to administer the COVID 19 shots. But there is one group of medical personnel we could not use. Dentists were not given the opportunity to help during the epidemic because the state of Missouri does not allow it. Dentist have more medical training than all the personnel that administered shots with the exception of doctors. But Missouri state statute does not allow their profession to administer any such shot or vaccination.

I have filed HB249 to allow dentist to give vaccinations and shots. With our enemies trying to develop deadly biological viral weapons to kill our citizens. We need to allow dentists to be a part of the wide range of medical personnel that would administer vaccines. We need to pass HB249 now, before a very deadly killer virus is unleashed on the people of Missouri.

Due to the recent passage of Amendment 1 on November 6, 2018, please be advised that any communications or documents received by this office that were previously treated as confidential may now be subject to public disclosure pursuant to any request made under the Missouri Sunshine Law.

As always it’s a privilege to serve the 3rd District. Please contact my office at 573-751-3647 if you need anything at all. Further information can be obtained by email at danny.busick@house. mo.gov or by visiting www.house.mo.gov