2025 Missouri Legislative Session

At a post-legislative session news conference Friday, Kehoe also touted what he considered successful legislation, which included passing several of his priorities, such as placing the St. Louis police department under a state-appointed board.

The session had been scheduled to end on Friday. It’s the first time in more than 70 years that the House has adjourned early.

Backers of paid sick leave and minimum wage increases say they may pursue a constitutional amendment, which lawmakers couldn’t repeal.

The legislation repeals the entire earned sick leave portion of Proposition A as well as a portion of the minimum wage increase.

Voters will likely see the issue on the ballot in 2026.

Some legislators in both chambers objected to the move since the House unexpectedly failed to pass the part of the budget funding capital improvement projects across the state last week.

The bill allows requests for an investigation to be submitted by individuals or community groups, not just local governments.

Many House Democrats did not vote for the bill because it contains language that they say could allow campus student groups to legally engage in discriminatory behavior.

With just days remaining in the 2025 legislative session, unfinished Republican priorities include addressing Amendment 3 and Proposition A.

The Missouri House declined to pass one budget bill that contained hundreds of millions of dollars for capital improvement projects across the state.