Angela Mosley

The bill has been introduced for five straight years in the state legislature but failed to make it to committee hearings until now. Advocates’ hopes are high after it passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.

In the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade, lawmakers say they feel helpless to do anything about firearms or the high homicide rate. That's in large part because Missouri preempts local governments from enacting gun control measures.

One of the transgender bills was added to a bill containing multiple measures about Missouri elections, including the requirement that voters show a photo ID in order to cast their ballot.